diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4f5754e4..7d14f824 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>xerces</groupId>
         <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.1</version>
+        <version>2.12.2</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>xml-security</groupId>