diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4011f9c611..8bc365a933 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
        <myfaces.version>1.1.8</myfaces.version>
        <simplexml.version>2.7.1</simplexml.version>
        <stax.version>1.0.1</stax.version>
-        <poi.version>5.2.2</poi.version>
+        <poi.version>5.4.0</poi.version>
         <esapi.version>2.6.0.0</esapi.version>
         <esapi.encoder.version>1.2.3</esapi.encoder.version>
         <ant.version>1.10.14</ant.version>