diff --git a/step-tools/pom.xml b/step-tools/pom.xml
index c5e608d019..5aa23753f6 100644
--- a/step-tools/pom.xml
+++ b/step-tools/pom.xml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
             <artifactId>poi-ooxml</artifactId>
-            <version>5.2.2</version>
+            <version>5.4.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>