diff --git a/ade-core/pom.xml b/ade-core/pom.xml
index fa67ef8..8e4f015 100644
--- a/ade-core/pom.xml
+++ b/ade-core/pom.xml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.12</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xerces</groupId>
       <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-      <version>2.11.0</version>
+      <version>2.12.0</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>