diff --git a/contribs/bill-burke-book/ex11_2/pom.xml b/contribs/bill-burke-book/ex11_2/pom.xml
index 28e2236b8..9c94107d1 100644
--- a/contribs/bill-burke-book/ex11_2/pom.xml
+++ b/contribs/bill-burke-book/ex11_2/pom.xml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.8.1</version>
+            <version>2.12.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-collections</groupId>