diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a53c4da..19ff1ce 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>xerces</groupId>
         <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-        <version>2.11.0</version>
+        <version>2.12.1</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>xml-apis</groupId>