diff --git a/docx-core/Cargo.toml b/docx-core/Cargo.toml
index f23ac70..3662a2f 100644
--- a/docx-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/docx-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ path = "src/lib.rs"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-xml-rs = "0.8.0"
+xml-rs = "0.8.3"
 wasm-bindgen = "0.2.50"
 thiserror = "1.0"
 zip = { version = "0.5.4", default-features = false, features = ["deflate"] }