diff --git a/exist-parent/pom.xml b/exist-parent/pom.xml
index 5cc687279c0..9b0d7c9915d 100644
--- a/exist-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/exist-parent/pom.xml
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>xml-apis</groupId>
                 <artifactId>xml-apis</artifactId>
-                <version>1.4.01</version>
+                <version>2.0.2</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <dependency>