diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d4619db..3ad83b6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>
 			<artifactId>batik-util</artifactId>
-			<version>1.8</version>
+			<version>1.14</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>