diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 26a1266..723dd73 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.itextpdf</groupId>
             <artifactId>itextpdf</artifactId>
-            <version>5.0.6</version>
+            <version>5.5.12</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>