diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2c5770fb..342a955e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 <dependency>
     <groupId>xerces</groupId>
     <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-    <version>2.10.0</version>
+    <version>2.12.2</version>
 	    <scope>provided</scope>
 </dependency>