diff --git a/remote-api/pom.xml b/remote-api/pom.xml
index 87b32a117a..0e72d3b069 100644
--- a/remote-api/pom.xml
+++ b/remote-api/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.santuario</groupId>
             <artifactId>xmlsec</artifactId>
-            <version>4.0.3</version>
+            <version>4.0.4</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- newer version, see REPO-3133 -->
         <dependency>