diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3237565..690726b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.itextpdf</groupId>
 			<artifactId>itextpdf</artifactId>
-			<version>5.5.3</version>
+			<version>5.5.12</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>de.christophkraemer</groupId>