diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 833adf8..b820e0a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>xerces</groupId>
 			<artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-			<version>2.6.2</version>
+			<version>2.12.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>xml-apis</groupId>