diff --git a/experiments/pom.xml b/experiments/pom.xml
index 79c969935626..0bfb12aa050f 100644
--- a/experiments/pom.xml
+++ b/experiments/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xalan</groupId>
             <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-            <version>2.7.1</version>
+            <version>2.7.2</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>