diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 0af0c00d1..3ea93708b 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xml-apis</groupId>
             <artifactId>xml-apis</artifactId>
-            <version>1.4.01</version>
+            <version>2.0.2</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javassist</groupId>