diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1ec35c1df8..45d4efdd9d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.owasp.esapi</groupId>
             <artifactId>esapi</artifactId>
-            <version>2.4.0.0</version>
+            <version>2.5.3.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>