diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1fe06dc..5acdd4b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.12.0</version>
+            <version>2.12.2</version>
         </dependency>
         
         <dependency>