diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a5e3b66..3aee685 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-xml</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-rc-5</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-rc-6</version>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
           <groupId>org.eclipse.sisu</groupId>