diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a33c02d6..f66e3df2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
             <artifactId>poi-scratchpad</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.2</version>
+            <version>5.2.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>fr.opensagres.xdocreport</groupId>