diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a497fd4b..deb89d3a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xerces</groupId>
       <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-      <version>2.11.0</version>
+      <version>2.12.2</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.infradna.tool</groupId>