diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c59f824..0a58c29 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xerces</groupId>
       <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-      <version>2.9.1</version>
+      <version>2.12.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.chemistry.opencmis</groupId>