diff --git a/ade-core/pom.xml b/ade-core/pom.xml
index a497692..0b34986 100644
--- a/ade-core/pom.xml
+++ b/ade-core/pom.xml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xerces</groupId>
       <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-      <version>2.11.0</version>
+      <version>2.12.2</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>