diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index b1acddb2..1eab8b64 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.santuario</groupId>
                 <artifactId>xmlsec</artifactId>
-                <version>1.4.1</version>
+                <version>1.4.0</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.ws.security</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ecb9056d..67c4ca78 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@
                                         <artifactItem>
                                             <groupId>org.apache.santuario</groupId>
                                             <artifactId>xmlsec</artifactId>
-                                            <version>1.4.1</version>
+                                            <version>1.4.0</version>
                                             <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/dependency/wss4j/</outputDirectory>
                                         </artifactItem>
                                         <artifactItem>