diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 09d703b..b6f5c6c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.7.1</version>
+            <version>2.12.1</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>