diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 58b6b21..d787c5e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6.2-jaxb-1.0.6</version>
+            <version>2.12.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.xerial</groupId>