diff --git a/simba/pom.xml b/simba/pom.xml
index afb579b..e5d34d4 100644
--- a/simba/pom.xml
+++ b/simba/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 		<poi-ooxml.version>3.12</poi-ooxml.version>
 		<poi.version>3.12</poi.version>
 		<poi-ooxml-schemas.version>3.12</poi-ooxml-schemas.version>
-		<poi-scratchpad.version>3.12</poi-scratchpad.version>
+		<poi-scratchpad.version>5.2.1</poi-scratchpad.version>
 		<jaxen.version>1.1.1</jaxen.version>
 		<guava.version>13.0.1</guava.version>
 		<hsqldb.version>1.8.0.10</hsqldb.version>