diff --git a/java/OpenNERO/pom.xml b/java/OpenNERO/pom.xml
index e7edf0a3..19a09330 100644
--- a/java/OpenNERO/pom.xml
+++ b/java/OpenNERO/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.simpleframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>simple-xml</artifactId>
-      <version>2.6.6</version>
+      <version>2.7.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.swinglabs</groupId>