diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6c14878094..909ab072ac 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <sonar.host.url>https://sonarcloud.io</sonar.host.url>
         <pdf.version>3.0.7</pdf.version>
         <poi.version>5.5.1</poi.version>
-        <itext.version>9.6.0</itext.version>
+        <itext.version>9.7.0</itext.version>
         <log4j.version>2.26.1</log4j.version>
         <surefire.version>3.5.6</surefire.version>
     </properties>