diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c92fb19..4642b64 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.rometools</groupId>
             <artifactId>rome</artifactId>
-            <version>1.19.0</version>
+            <version>2.1.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
     </dependencies>