diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4575781..6e236b3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>xerces</groupId>
 			<artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-			<version>2.8.1</version>
+			<version>2.12.2</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>