diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cdec7b1..474dea2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.xmlunit</groupId>
             <artifactId>xmlunit-matchers</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6.2</version>
+            <version>2.8.2</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>