diff --git a/jaxen/pom.xml b/jaxen/pom.xml
index a62de475..912015fb 100644
--- a/jaxen/pom.xml
+++ b/jaxen/pom.xml
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xerces</groupId>
       <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-      <version>2.6.2</version>
+      <version>2.12.2</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>