diff --git a/languagefeatures/java20/pom.xml b/languagefeatures/java20/pom.xml
index f31818008..6b28a8f68 100644
--- a/languagefeatures/java20/pom.xml
+++ b/languagefeatures/java20/pom.xml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>
             <artifactId>batik-svggen</artifactId>
-            <version>1.14</version>
+            <version>1.16</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>