diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0c7c3caff..77700ccd6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.11.0</version>
+            <version>2.12.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Complexes DataBase -->