diff --git a/modello-plugins/modello-plugin-redback-registry/pom.xml b/modello-plugins/modello-plugin-redback-registry/pom.xml
index d8b3b35..dc834e3 100644
--- a/modello-plugins/modello-plugin-redback-registry/pom.xml
+++ b/modello-plugins/modello-plugin-redback-registry/pom.xml
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xerces</groupId>
       <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-      <version>2.9.1</version>
+      <version>2.12.2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>