diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 300bf29..e659636 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6.0</version>
+            <version>2.12.0</version>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>