diff --git a/tellu/core/pom.xml b/tellu/core/pom.xml
index 31f6d8a..5d49a75 100644
--- a/tellu/core/pom.xml
+++ b/tellu/core/pom.xml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>xerces</groupId>
 			<artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-			<version>2.11.0.SP5</version>
+			<version>2.12.2</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>