diff --git a/utilities/pom.xml b/utilities/pom.xml
index fd045939..fdd5d43c 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>4.1.1</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 				<groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>