diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 739202e..2ba7f0d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xerces</groupId>
       <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-      <version>2.9.1-patch-01</version>
+      <version>2.12.2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>