diff --git a/contrib/pom.xml b/contrib/pom.xml
index dc31a758..4841396f 100644
--- a/contrib/pom.xml
+++ b/contrib/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.itextpdf</groupId>
 			<artifactId>itextpdf</artifactId>
-			<version>5.5.0</version>
+			<version>5.5.12</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.easymock</groupId>