diff --git a/deer-core/pom.xml b/deer-core/pom.xml
index fc6da072..3b854e29 100644
--- a/deer-core/pom.xml
+++ b/deer-core/pom.xml
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xerces</groupId>
       <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-      <version>2.12.0</version>
+      <version>2.12.2</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>