diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index d6cd4fe7ab..a2d5757ea8 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.thoughtworks.xstream</groupId>
             <artifactId>xstream</artifactId>
-            <version>1.4.16</version>
+            <version>1.4.17</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>