diff --git a/ade-core/pom.xml b/ade-core/pom.xml
index fa67ef8..c9a5098 100644
--- a/ade-core/pom.xml
+++ b/ade-core/pom.xml
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xerces</groupId>
       <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-      <version>2.11.0</version>
+      <version>2.12.2</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>