diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e405f95..bc6a272 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     </build>
     <properties>
         <tika.version>1.9</tika.version>
-        <pdfbox.version>2.0.16</pdfbox.version>
+        <pdfbox.version>2.0.24</pdfbox.version>
         <tess.version>3.5.2</tess.version>
     </properties>