diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f4d401c..d45e2ec 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.9.1</version>
+            <version>2.12.0</version>
         </dependency>