diff --git a/VM-Core/pom.xml b/VM-Core/pom.xml
index 9d7aa500..ffa4e3bc 100644
--- a/VM-Core/pom.xml
+++ b/VM-Core/pom.xml
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@
     <properties>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
-        <pdfbox.version>2.0.12</pdfbox.version>
+        <pdfbox.version>2.0.16</pdfbox.version>
         <jacoco.version>0.7.9</jacoco.version>
         <jacoco.outputDir>${project.basedir}/target/jacoco.exec</jacoco.outputDir>
     </properties>