diff --git a/tapestry-annotations/pom.xml b/tapestry-annotations/pom.xml
index beefdbd07..2eecce1ea 100644
--- a/tapestry-annotations/pom.xml
+++ b/tapestry-annotations/pom.xml
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>xerces</groupId>
                         <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.6.2</version>
+                        <version>2.12.2</version>
                     </dependency>
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>