diff --git a/.licenses/npm/fast-xml-parser.dep.yml b/.licenses/npm/fast-xml-parser.dep.yml
index 9f32191..b6c46b5 100644
--- a/.licenses/npm/fast-xml-parser.dep.yml
+++ b/.licenses/npm/fast-xml-parser.dep.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 name: fast-xml-parser
-version: 4.2.4
+version: 4.2.5
 type: npm
 summary: Validate XML, Parse XML to JS Object, or Build XML from JS Object without C/C++ based libraries and no callback.
 homepage: https://github.com/NaturalIntelligence/fast-xml-parser#readme
diff --git a/dist/setup/index.js b/dist/setup/index.js
index 87970a2..fad4b86 100644
--- a/dist/setup/index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/index.js
@@ -51211,7 +51211,9 @@ module.exports = toXml;
 /***/ }),
 
 /***/ 6072:
-/***/ ((module) => {
+/***/ ((module, __unused_webpack_exports, __nccwpck_require__) => {
+
+const util = __nccwpck_require__(8280);
 
 //TODO: handle comments
 function readDocType(xmlData, i){
@@ -51355,20 +51357,16 @@ function isNotation(xmlData, i){
     return false
 }
 
-//an entity name should not contains special characters that may be used in regex
-//Eg !?\\\/[]$%{}^&*()<>
-const specialChar = "!?\\\/[]$%{}^&*()<>|+";
-
 function validateEntityName(name){
-    for (let i = 0; i < specialChar.length; i++) {
-        const ch = specialChar[i];
-        if(name.indexOf(ch) !== -1) throw new Error(`Invalid character ${ch} in entity name`);
-    }
-    return name;
+    if (util.isName(name))
+	return name;
+    else
+        throw new Error(`Invalid entity name ${name}`);
 }
 
 module.exports = readDocType;
 
+
 /***/ }),
 
 /***/ 6993:
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 86676c7..effad00 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -3309,9 +3309,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/fast-xml-parser": {
-      "version": "4.2.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-xml-parser/-/fast-xml-parser-4.2.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-fbfMDvgBNIdDJLdLOwacjFAPYt67tr31H9ZhWSm45CDAxvd0I6WTlSOUo7K2P/K5sA5JgMKG64PI3DMcaFdWpQ==",
+      "version": "4.2.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-xml-parser/-/fast-xml-parser-4.2.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-B9/wizE4WngqQftFPmdaMYlXoJlJOYxGQOanC77fq9k8+Z0v5dDSVh+3glErdIROP//s/jgb7ZuxKfB8nVyo0g==",
       "funding": [
         {
           "type": "paypal",
@@ -9010,9 +9010,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "fast-xml-parser": {
-      "version": "4.2.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-xml-parser/-/fast-xml-parser-4.2.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-fbfMDvgBNIdDJLdLOwacjFAPYt67tr31H9ZhWSm45CDAxvd0I6WTlSOUo7K2P/K5sA5JgMKG64PI3DMcaFdWpQ==",
+      "version": "4.2.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-xml-parser/-/fast-xml-parser-4.2.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-B9/wizE4WngqQftFPmdaMYlXoJlJOYxGQOanC77fq9k8+Z0v5dDSVh+3glErdIROP//s/jgb7ZuxKfB8nVyo0g==",
       "requires": {
         "strnum": "^1.0.5"
       }