diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7b821748ac..d61d2060c5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.rometools</groupId>
             <artifactId>rome</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.0</version>
+            <version>1.12.1</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- This is needed at runtime by Web Client, so not really a test dependency -->