diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 066c673fed..71447aaa65 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>xerces</groupId>
 			<artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-			<version>2.9.1</version>
+			<version>2.12.2</version>
 		</dependency>
 
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