diff --git a/openejb/pom.xml b/openejb/pom.xml
index 8363942802..60c1d32e72 100644
--- a/openejb/pom.xml
+++ b/openejb/pom.xml
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>xalan</groupId>
         <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-        <version>2.7.1</version>
+        <version>2.7.2</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>xalan</groupId>