diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 82d3705..83e5fbb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
             <artifactId>poi</artifactId>
-            <version>3.17</version>
+            <version>4.1.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.relevantcodes</groupId>