diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 29835f9003..4c02b64345 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.owasp.esapi</groupId>
             <artifactId>esapi</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5.3.1</version>
+            <version>2.6.0.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>