diff --git a/remote-api/pom.xml b/remote-api/pom.xml
index acf169c169..b93f4f4fb7 100644
--- a/remote-api/pom.xml
+++ b/remote-api/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.santuario</groupId>
             <artifactId>xmlsec</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.8</version>
+            <version>2.2.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- newer version, see REPO-3133 -->
         <dependency>