diff --git a/plato/pom.xml b/plato/pom.xml
index fb022a93..d8037e40 100644
--- a/plato/pom.xml
+++ b/plato/pom.xml
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
 			<groupId>xerces</groupId>
-			<version>2.10.0</version>
+			<version>2.12.0</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>