diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f0b87f8ca..c96c73865 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>xerces</groupId>
 			<artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-			<version>2.10.0</version>
+			<version>2.12.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.ocpsoft</groupId>