diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ca5f9b85..3aca5074 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     <commons.beanutils.version>1.7.0</commons.beanutils.version>
     <org.slf4j.version>1.6.4</org.slf4j.version>
     <junit.version>4.7</junit.version>
-    <xerces.version>2.9.1</xerces.version>
+    <xerces.version>2.12.2</xerces.version>
   </properties>