diff --git a/simba/pom.xml b/simba/pom.xml
index afb579b..7ff8740 100644
--- a/simba/pom.xml
+++ b/simba/pom.xml
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.itextpdf</groupId>
 			<artifactId>itextpdf</artifactId>
-			<version>5.1.2</version>
+			<version>5.5.12</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.itextpdf</groupId>