diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9ba681be4..f9bb84739 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.xmlunit</groupId>
         <artifactId>xmlunit-core</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.2</version>
+        <version>2.9.1</version>
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>