diff --git a/foxtrot-core/pom.xml b/foxtrot-core/pom.xml
index 766de0f7..cd2e0b38 100644
--- a/foxtrot-core/pom.xml
+++ b/foxtrot-core/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>xerces</groupId>
 			<artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-			<version>2.9.1</version>
+			<version>2.12.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>xalan</groupId>