diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index ca9bab0..99843aa 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
                         <dependency>
                             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
                             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-                            <version>2.8.1</version>
+                            <version>2.12.2</version>
                         </dependency>
                     </dependencies>
                 </plugin>