diff --git a/dp-validation-ant-tasks/pom.xml b/dp-validation-ant-tasks/pom.xml
index bce5cef..b2aee5b 100644
--- a/dp-validation-ant-tasks/pom.xml
+++ b/dp-validation-ant-tasks/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>xerces</groupId>
 			<artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-			<version>2.11.0</version>
+			<version>2.12.2</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<!-- Logging -->
 		<dependency>