diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5a4f4a4f..dda77367 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
             <!-- Needed by daisydiff -->
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.12.0</version>
+            <version>2.12.2</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>