diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a503c99..6593e80 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.11.0</version>
+            <version>2.12.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>