diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d87e3dd2..c0863990 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>[2.9.1]</version>
+            <version>[2.12.2]</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.eclipse.equinox</groupId>