diff --git a/torque-generator/pom.xml b/torque-generator/pom.xml
index 58039cb..9aba4e0 100644
--- a/torque-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/torque-generator/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
       <groupId>xerces</groupId>
-      <version>2.6.2</version>
+      <version>2.12.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <artifactId>xml-apis</artifactId>