diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 593f493..099e68e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.itextpdf</groupId>
             <artifactId>kernel</artifactId>
-            <version>7.1.2</version>
+            <version>7.2.2</version>
         </dependency>
 
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