diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8ec6025b..dc5adf7c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ivy</groupId>
             <artifactId>ivy</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5.2</version>
+            <version>2.5.3</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- required plugins -->