diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 22b881322..752161407 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.owasp.antisamy</groupId>
             <artifactId>antisamy</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.4</version>
+            <version>1.7.1</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <!-- excluded because we pick up much newer version -->
                 <exclusion>