diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ec01541b4..453240026 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1737,7 +1737,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>xerces</groupId>
         <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-        <version>2.11.0</version>
+        <version>2.12.2</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.sanselan</groupId>