diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e310cb1..051bc29 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xerces</groupId>
       <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-      <version>2.12.0</version>
+      <version>2.12.2</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>