diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5576723..cb644f5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>
             <artifactId>batik-transcoder</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7</version>
+            <version>1.17</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>