diff --git a/distribution/pom.xml b/distribution/pom.xml
index fd11ff5b..d6c3b8e7 100644
--- a/distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/distribution/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
 				<artifactId>poi</artifactId>
-				<version>3.8</version>
+				<version>3.17</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<!-- gson dependencies -->
 			<dependency>