diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c19d3ecc..172b89eb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
            <dependency>
                <groupId>org.dom4j</groupId>
                <artifactId>dom4j</artifactId>
-               <version>2.1.1</version>
+               <version>2.1.3</version>
            </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>javax.portlet</groupId>