diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d36fedf8e..4812d53fa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.jvnet.staxex</groupId>
                 <artifactId>stax-ex</artifactId>
-                <version>1.8.3</version>
+                <version>2.1.0</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.yaml</groupId>