diff --git a/contribs/wadl-resourcedoc-doclet/pom.xml b/contribs/wadl-resourcedoc-doclet/pom.xml
index ec115f505..4d00e1e17 100644
--- a/contribs/wadl-resourcedoc-doclet/pom.xml
+++ b/contribs/wadl-resourcedoc-doclet/pom.xml
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6.1</version>
+            <version>2.12.0</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <build>