diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0b606f56..646b0299 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.xmlunit</groupId>
         <artifactId>xmlunit-matchers</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.4</version>
+        <version>2.9.1</version>
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>