diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7d48f0d..76cdc1f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.12.1</version>
+            <version>2.12.2</version>
             <type>jar</type>
         </dependency>