diff --git a/xstream-serializer/pom.xml b/xstream-serializer/pom.xml
index 06afc7a1..8eecb131 100644
--- a/xstream-serializer/pom.xml
+++ b/xstream-serializer/pom.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.thoughtworks.xstream</groupId>
 			<artifactId>xstream</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.7</version>
+			<version>1.4.18</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>