diff --git a/maven2/pom.xml b/maven2/pom.xml
index da92322..7c58d10 100644
--- a/maven2/pom.xml
+++ b/maven2/pom.xml
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>xerces</groupId>
         <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-        <version>2.10.0</version>
+        <version>2.12.2</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>xml-security</groupId>