diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-poi-bundle/nifi-poi-processors/pom.xml b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-poi-bundle/nifi-poi-processors/pom.xml
index f5fb9479897d..5ab00ae7050b 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-poi-bundle/nifi-poi-processors/pom.xml
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-poi-bundle/nifi-poi-processors/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.11.0</version>
+            <version>2.12.2</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>