diff --git a/extensions-contrib/druid-ranger-security/pom.xml b/extensions-contrib/druid-ranger-security/pom.xml
index 0ede9ca0be40..25c5cc06dc23 100644
--- a/extensions-contrib/druid-ranger-security/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions-contrib/druid-ranger-security/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.fasterxml.woodstox</groupId>
                 <artifactId>woodstox-core</artifactId>
-                <version>6.4.0</version>
+                <version>7.1.1</version>
             </dependency>
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>