diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3421a127..2abb0b00 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ limitations under the License.</inlineHeader>
                         <dependency>
                             <groupId>com.thoughtworks.xstream</groupId>
                             <artifactId>xstream</artifactId>
-                            <version>1.4.17</version>
+                            <version>1.4.18</version>
                         </dependency>
                     </dependencies>
                 </plugin>