diff --git a/tools/release/java/pom.xml b/tools/release/java/pom.xml
index 349e5c4c2e1..1ffb1b4f890 100644
--- a/tools/release/java/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/release/java/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xalan</groupId>
       <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-      <version>2.7.2</version>
+      <version>2.7.3</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>