diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 6d152cb92..182f8a5d0 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ allprojects {
         governatorVersion = '1.17.5'
         archaiusVersion = '0.7.6'
         jacksonVersion = '2.9.4'
-        woodstoxVersion = '4.4.1'
+        woodstoxVersion = '5.2.1'
 
         // test deps
         jetty_version = '7.2.0.v20101020'
@@ -73,4 +73,3 @@ subprojects {
         }
     }
 }
-
diff --git a/eureka-client/build.gradle b/eureka-client/build.gradle
index 7aa159a05..9bb3c03e2 100644
--- a/eureka-client/build.gradle
+++ b/eureka-client/build.gradle
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile "com.google.inject:guice:${guiceVersion}"
 
     compile "com.github.vlsi.compactmap:compactmap:1.2.1"
-    
+
     compile "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations:${jacksonVersion}"
     compile "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:${jacksonVersion}"
     compile "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:${jacksonVersion}"
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ dependencies {
     // Eureka client uses JSON encoding by default
     provided "com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-xml:${jacksonVersion}"
     // Prefered jackson Stax serializer. Default Oracle has issues (adds empty namespace) and is slower
-    provided "org.codehaus.woodstox:woodstox-core-asl:${woodstoxVersion}"
+    provided "com.fasterxml.woodstox:woodstox-core:${woodstoxVersion}"
 
     runtime "org.codehaus.jettison:jettison:${jettisonVersion}"
 
diff --git a/eureka-core/build.gradle b/eureka-core/build.gradle
index fd8728168..411c02149 100644
--- a/eureka-core/build.gradle
+++ b/eureka-core/build.gradle
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     // These dependencies are marked 'provided' in the client, but we need them always on the server
     compile "com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-xml:${jacksonVersion}"
-    compile "org.codehaus.woodstox:woodstox-core-asl:${woodstoxVersion}"
+    compile "com.fasterxml.woodstox:woodstox-core:${woodstoxVersion}"
 
     testCompile project(':eureka-test-utils')
     testCompile "junit:junit:${junit_version}"