diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3c5e73f7..75f44495 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.12.0</version>
+            <version>2.12.2</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jdom</groupId>