diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cd83b3746..1a7856b6d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
         <xalan.version>2.7.3</xalan.version>
         <xmlunit.version>2.11.0</xmlunit.version>
         <xml.bind.api.version>4.0.5</xml.bind.api.version>
-        <woodstox.core.version>7.1.1</woodstox.core.version>
+        <woodstox.core.version>7.2.0</woodstox.core.version>
 
         <maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
         <project.build.outputTimestamp>2025-04-07T12:46:06Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>