diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 71979d818e..5adea39ff5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6.2</version>
+            <version>2.12.2</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>