diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index db794a8..9fde932 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xerces</groupId>
       <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-      <version>2.12.0</version>
+      <version>2.12.2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>