diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d64da05c6..ee72ab0d6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ The framework includes integrations (e.g. webdav, full text search) and a web ap
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
             <artifactId>poi-ooxml</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.2</version>
+            <version>5.4.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- used to read the jrxml definitions used by jasper -->