diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index edfa597..a4dba8c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>xerces</groupId>
 				<artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-				<version>2.4.0</version>
+				<version>2.12.0</version>
 			</dependency>
 		</dependencies>
 	</dependencyManagement>