diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 04eea7047..70dc40fbe 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>xerces</groupId>
         <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.1</version>
+        <version>2.12.0</version>
       </dependency>