diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5832935..6690353 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
    <dependency>
       <groupId>xerces</groupId>
       <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-      <version>2.7.1</version>
+      <version>2.12.0</version>
    </dependency>