diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1eacf6960b..8f4ec161ce 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>
         <artifactId>xmlgraphics-commons</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3</version>
+        <version>2.6</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>avalon-framework</groupId>