diff --git a/etosha-parent/etosha-core/pom.xml b/etosha-parent/etosha-core/pom.xml
index 18f3dc9..76d8f3a 100644
--- a/etosha-parent/etosha-core/pom.xml
+++ b/etosha-parent/etosha-core/pom.xml
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
             <artifactId>poi</artifactId>
-            <version>3.9</version>
+            <version>3.17</version>
             <type>jar</type>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>