diff --git a/library/build.gradle b/library/build.gradle
index 7fb7ce9a..46d02feb 100644
--- a/library/build.gradle
+++ b/library/build.gradle
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ ext {
     commons_validator_version = '1.7'
     pdfbox_version = '2.0.28'
 
-    poi_version = "5.2.3"
+    poi_version = "5.3.0"
 
     open_nlp_version = "2.2.0"
 }