diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index cf7cb4e..375f5ad 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xerces</groupId>
       <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.0</version>
+      <version>2.12.2</version>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
           <artifactId>com.mysql</artifactId>