diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 65864e4..416602c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>xerces</groupId>
 			<artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-			<version>2.9.1</version>
+			<version>2.12.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>jstl</groupId>