diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7406291..04d5ecb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.zxing</groupId>
             <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.5.2</version>
+            <version>3.5.3</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- provided dependencies-->