diff --git a/format-xls/pom.xml b/format-xls/pom.xml
index c3ef74b6f..57703793f 100644
--- a/format-xls/pom.xml
+++ b/format-xls/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   <name>XLS format plugins</name>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <properties>
-    <poi.version>5.2.5</poi.version>
+    <poi.version>5.4.0</poi.version>
     <log4j-core.version>2.20.0</log4j-core.version>
   </properties>