diff --git a/data-model/pom.xml b/data-model/pom.xml
index d076b8e753..c0a377ac7f 100644
--- a/data-model/pom.xml
+++ b/data-model/pom.xml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.woodstox</groupId>
             <artifactId>woodstox-core</artifactId>
-            <version>6.5.1</version>
+            <version>7.0.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- the cxf libs were updated, see dependencyManagement section -->
diff --git a/repository/pom.xml b/repository/pom.xml
index e727208b41..104ae28fa2 100644
--- a/repository/pom.xml
+++ b/repository/pom.xml
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.woodstox</groupId>
             <artifactId>woodstox-core</artifactId>
-            <version>6.5.1</version>
+            <version>7.0.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>