diff --git a/distribution/pom.xml b/distribution/pom.xml
index fd11ff5b..d6c3b8e7 100644
--- a/distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/distribution/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
 				<artifactId>poi</artifactId>
-				<version>3.8</version>
+				<version>3.17</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<!-- gson dependencies -->
 			<dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4f93bece..e17bc930 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
 				<artifactId>poi</artifactId>
-				<version>3.15</version>
+				<version>3.17</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<!-- jetty server dependencies -->
 			<dependency>
diff --git a/utilities/pom.xml b/utilities/pom.xml
index fd045939..6948d081 100644
--- a/utilities/pom.xml
+++ b/utilities/pom.xml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
 			<artifactId>poi</artifactId>
-			<version>3.8</version>
+			<version>3.17</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 				<groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>