diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4719c62b..2061bdb4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.owasp.esapi</groupId>
                 <artifactId>esapi</artifactId>
-                <version>2.5.5.0</version>
+                <version>2.6.0.0</version>
                 <exclusions>
                     <exclusion>
                         <artifactId>antisamy</artifactId>