diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bcd7fb342..3ae47bc8b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     "which": "^2.0.1",
     "winston": "^3.2.1",
     "xml-sanitizer": "^1.1.6",
-    "xmlbuilder": "^13.0.2",
+    "xmlbuilder": "^15.0.0",
     "yargs": "^15.1.0",
     "yarn": "^1.19.1"
   },
diff --git a/test/fixtures/parsed-junit.json b/test/fixtures/parsed-junit.json
index 4207fd7f2..e4562eb71 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/parsed-junit.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/parsed-junit.json
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@
           "name": "iPass-v4.2.2",
           "time": "0.05"
         },
-        "system-out": ["\n      \n    "]
+        "system-out": [""]
       },
       {
         "$": {
           "name": "iFlakyFail-v3.3.3",
           "time": "0.05"
         },
-        "system-out": ["\n       Thanks for testing!\n    "],
+        "system-out": [" Thanks for testing!"],
         "skipped": [""],
         "failure": [
           {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
           "name": "iFail-v3.0.1",
           "time": "0.05"
         },
-        "system-out": ["\n       Thanks for testing!\n    "],
+        "system-out": [" Thanks for testing!"],
         "failure": [
           {
             "_": "[object Object] ",
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
           "name": "iSkipped",
           "time": "NaN"
         },
-        "system-out": ["\n      \n    "],
+        "system-out": [""],
         "skipped": [""]
       }
     ]
diff --git a/test/fixtures/test-out-xml-failing.txt b/test/fixtures/test-out-xml-failing.txt
index d9f095bb4..0afc77a96 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/test-out-xml-failing.txt
+++ b/test/fixtures/test-out-xml-failing.txt
@@ -1,26 +1,18 @@
 <testsuite name="citgm">
   <testcase name="iPass-v4.2.2" time="0.05">
-    <system-out>
-      <![CDATA[]]>
-    </system-out>
+    <system-out/>
   </testcase>
   <testcase name="iFlakyFail-v3.3.3" time="0.05">
-    <system-out>
-      <![CDATA[ Thanks for testing!]]>
-    </system-out>
+    <system-out><![CDATA[ Thanks for testing!]]></system-out>
     <skipped/>
     <failure message="module test suite failed">[object Object] </failure>
   </testcase>
   <testcase name="iFail-v3.0.1" time="0.05">
-    <system-out>
-      <![CDATA[ Thanks for testing!]]>
-    </system-out>
+    <system-out><![CDATA[ Thanks for testing!]]></system-out>
     <failure message="module test suite failed">[object Object] </failure>
   </testcase>
   <testcase name="iSkipped" time="NaN">
-    <system-out>
-      <![CDATA[]]>
-    </system-out>
+    <system-out/>
     <skipped/>
   </testcase>
 </testsuite>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/test-out-xml-passing-append.txt b/test/fixtures/test-out-xml-passing-append.txt
index ee96bfaac..2f386c7e7 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/test-out-xml-passing-append.txt
+++ b/test/fixtures/test-out-xml-passing-append.txt
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 This is a test!
 <testsuite name="citgm">
   <testcase name="iPass-v4.2.2" time="0.05">
-    <system-out>
-      <![CDATA[]]>
-    </system-out>
+    <system-out/>
   </testcase>
   <testcase name="iFlakyPass-v3.0.1" time="0.05">
-    <system-out>
-      <![CDATA[ Thanks for testing!]]>
-    </system-out>
+    <system-out><![CDATA[ Thanks for testing!]]></system-out>
   </testcase>
 </testsuite>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/test-out-xml-passing.txt b/test/fixtures/test-out-xml-passing.txt
index fdc68b860..a8cef951d 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/test-out-xml-passing.txt
+++ b/test/fixtures/test-out-xml-passing.txt
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 <testsuite name="citgm">
   <testcase name="iPass-v4.2.2" time="0.05">
-    <system-out>
-      <![CDATA[]]>
-    </system-out>
+    <system-out/>
   </testcase>
   <testcase name="iFlakyPass-v3.0.1" time="0.05">
-    <system-out>
-      <![CDATA[ Thanks for testing!]]>
-    </system-out>
+    <system-out><![CDATA[ Thanks for testing!]]></system-out>
   </testcase>
 </testsuite>