diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c58c75b0..9b58b407 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
         <assertj.version>3.25.3</assertj.version>
         <commons-httpclient.version>3.1</commons-httpclient.version>
         <commons-io.version>2.16.1</commons-io.version>
-        <dom4j.version>1.6.1</dom4j.version>
+        <dom4j.version>2.1.4</dom4j.version>
         <easymock.version>4.3</easymock.version>
         <eclipse-angus-mail.version>1.1.0</eclipse-angus-mail.version>
         <ehcache.version>2.10.9.2</ehcache.version>
diff --git a/spring-ws-core/pom.xml b/spring-ws-core/pom.xml
index 1e0d473f..7d1d6257 100644
--- a/spring-ws-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-ws-core/pom.xml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>dom4j</groupId>
+            <groupId>org.dom4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>dom4j</artifactId>
             <version>${dom4j.version}</version>
             <optional>true</optional>