diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ae7d6fb1f..02c82ee11 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.itextpdf</groupId>
             <artifactId>itext7-core</artifactId>
-            <version>7.1.17</version>
+            <version>7.2.2</version>
             <type>pom</type>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>