diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6c8c12b3..f9344ba1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>
         <artifactId>batik-anim</artifactId>
-        <version>1.14</version>
+        <version>1.16</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>