diff --git a/jdbl-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/jdbl-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 573df3d..bf297d7 100644
--- a/jdbl-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/jdbl-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
       <dependency>
          <groupId>xerces</groupId>
          <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-         <version>2.12.0</version>
+         <version>2.12.2</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- Used to execute the tests -->