diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 428100f..2a0192b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLI
 		<dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.12.0</version>
+            <version>2.12.2</version>
         </dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>