diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6295b25..825e0bd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.8.2</version>
+            <version>4.13.2</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.11.0</version>
+            <version>2.12.2</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>