diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ade32a1..c9f6bf6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.12.0</version>
+            <version>2.12.2</version>
             <scope>system</scope>
             <systemPath>${project.basedir}/lib/xercesImpl.jar</systemPath>
         </dependency>