diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9a89c9fa4..bf4f2abed 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
             <artifactId>poi</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.2</version>
+            <version>5.2.5</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>