diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5573374..32b032a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
          <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.10.0</version>
+            <version>2.12.0</version>
          </dependency>
 
          <dependency>