diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 56fc234..7e5d55d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>xerces</groupId>
         <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-        <version>2.10.0</version>
+        <version>2.12.2</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>joda-time</groupId>