diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c325a2a1..d9b5b997 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.owasp.esapi</groupId>
       <artifactId>esapi</artifactId>
-      <version>2.5.3.1</version>
+      <version>2.6.0.0</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>