diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 20bd5e49f4..797b97fa78 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>xerces</groupId>
                 <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-                <version>2.10.0</version>
+                <version>2.12.2</version>
                 <scope>test</scope>
             </dependency>