diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index b7ab26f91..805f2670f 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ the License.
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
         <artifactId>poi</artifactId>
-        <version>3.2-FINAL</version>
+        <version>4.1.1</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.solr</groupId>