diff --git a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
index 886b2bdd479..c71bbe13fe4 100644
--- a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@
 		<webjars-hal-browser.version>9f96c74</webjars-hal-browser.version>
 		<webjars-locator.version>0.31</webjars-locator.version>
 		<wsdl4j.version>1.6.3</wsdl4j.version>
+		<xml-apis.version>1.4.01</xml-apis.version>
 	</properties>
 	<prerequisites>
 		<maven>3.2.1</maven>
@@ -2347,6 +2348,11 @@
 				<artifactId>wsdl4j</artifactId>
 				<version>${wsdl4j.version}</version>
 			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>xml-apis</groupId>
+				<artifactId>xml-apis</artifactId>
+				<version>${xml-apis.version}</version>
+			</dependency>
 		</dependencies>
 	</dependencyManagement>
 	<build>