diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8feb542..0085d26 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xerces</groupId>
       <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-      <version>2.11.0</version>
+      <version>2.12.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
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