diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 44e38b5dff8..1846f21b81a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         <reload4j.version>1.2.18.4</reload4j.version>
         <flyway.version>9.22.1</flyway.version>
         <jhove.version>1.20.1</jhove.version>
-        <poi.version>5.2.1</poi.version>
+        <poi.version>5.2.5</poi.version>
         <tika.version>2.9.1</tika.version>
         <netcdf.version>5.5.3</netcdf.version>
     </properties>