diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index d5356c9ca..19d2d8736 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xerces</groupId>
       <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-      <version>2.7.1</version>
+      <version>2.12.2</version>
       <type>jar</type>
     </dependency>