diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index caf681ae..f7b2c4d4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>xerces</groupId>
         <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.1</version>
+        <version>2.12.0</version>
         <scope>provided</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>