diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8cdf9469..60142710 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.9.1</version>
+            <version>2.12.0</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>