diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8299879cd8..09a7aecada 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
       <hdrhistogram.version>2.1.12</hdrhistogram.version>
       <curator.version>5.7.0</curator.version>
       <zookeeper.version>3.9.2</zookeeper.version>
-      <woodstox.version>4.4.0</woodstox.version>
+      <woodstox.version>4.4.1</woodstox.version>
       <pem-keystore.version>2.4.0</pem-keystore.version>
 
       <!-- This overrides the Apache parent POM. Once a new Apache parent is released with the latest version then we