diff --git a/data-model/pom.xml b/data-model/pom.xml
index 89cf966087..a02afe989b 100644
--- a/data-model/pom.xml
+++ b/data-model/pom.xml
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.woodstox</groupId>
             <artifactId>woodstox-core</artifactId>
-            <version>5.0.3</version>
+            <version>6.2.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- REPO-5047 - Replaces org.apache.geronimo.specs:geronimo-ws-metadata_2.0_spec -->
         <dependency>
diff --git a/repository/pom.xml b/repository/pom.xml
index acba746dc0..a52925a46f 100644
--- a/repository/pom.xml
+++ b/repository/pom.xml
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.woodstox</groupId>
             <artifactId>woodstox-core</artifactId>
-            <version>5.0.3</version>
+            <version>6.2.3</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- GData -->