diff --git a/modeshape-parent/pom.xml b/modeshape-parent/pom.xml
index 17242c566a..61fd5bb8ab 100644
--- a/modeshape-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/modeshape-parent/pom.xml
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
         <version.com.googlecode.sardine>146</version.com.googlecode.sardine>
         <version.org.javassist>3.18.1-GA</version.org.javassist>
         <version.org.jaudiotagger>2.0.3</version.org.jaudiotagger>
-        <version.org.apache.poi>3.15</version.org.apache.poi>  <!-- Try to match what's in Tika -->
+        <version.org.apache.poi>5.2.1</version.org.apache.poi>  <!-- Try to match what's in Tika -->
         <version.com.beust.jcommander>1.5</version.com.beust.jcommander>
         <version.wsdl4j>1.6.3</version.wsdl4j>
         <version.de.undercouch.bson4jackson>1.1.2</version.de.undercouch.bson4jackson>