diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9695c5f..40dba75 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>
             <artifactId>batik-transcoder</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8</version>
+            <version>1.17</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>