diff --git a/imageio/imageio-batik/pom.xml b/imageio/imageio-batik/pom.xml
index 39ca0cdb..74e8608d 100644
--- a/imageio/imageio-batik/pom.xml
+++ b/imageio/imageio-batik/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>
             <artifactId>xmlgraphics-commons</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0.1</version>
+            <version>2.2</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
 
@@ -88,6 +88,6 @@
     </dependencies>
 
     <properties>
-        <batik.version>1.8</batik.version>
+        <batik.version>1.9</batik.version>
     </properties>
 </project>