diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9fe6604e0e..aecf405c49 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.cxf</groupId>
                 <artifactId>cxf-rt-ws-policy</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.12</version>
+                <version>3.2.6</version>
             </dependency>
             <!-- newer version, see REPO-3133 -->
             <dependency>