diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d517621..172e3e8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 		<dependency>
     		<groupId>org.simpleframework</groupId>
     		<artifactId>simple-xml</artifactId>
-    		<version>2.7</version>
+    		<version>2.7.1</version>
 		</dependency>
 		
 		<!--  external shared dependencies -->