diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0a7c7c7b..ea73a0a3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>
         <artifactId>batik-anim</artifactId>
-        <version>1.16</version>
+        <version>1.17</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>