diff --git a/core/vr-core/vr-core-service/pom.xml b/core/vr-core/vr-core-service/pom.xml
index c2ce63c1..cef3b9fd 100644
--- a/core/vr-core/vr-core-service/pom.xml
+++ b/core/vr-core/vr-core-service/pom.xml
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
             <artifactId>poi</artifactId>
-            <version>3.17</version>
+            <version>4.1.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>