diff --git a/extensions/contentextraction/pom.xml b/extensions/contentextraction/pom.xml
index 569f7632684..224dd6c854d 100644
--- a/extensions/contentextraction/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/contentextraction/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     </scm>
 
     <properties>
-        <tika.version>2.6.0</tika.version>
+        <tika.version>2.7.0</tika.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>