diff --git a/exist-parent/pom.xml b/exist-parent/pom.xml
index 11630156792..51493c82360 100644
--- a/exist-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/exist-parent/pom.xml
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.siemens.ct.exi</groupId>
                 <artifactId>exificient</artifactId>
-                <version>0.9.3</version>
+                <version>0.9.7</version>
                 <exclusions>
                     <exclusion>  <!-- conflicts with xerces 2.12.0 dependency -->
                         <groupId>xerces</groupId>