diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b406f2c..248945a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xml-apis</groupId>
       <artifactId>xml-apis</artifactId>
-      <version>1.4.01</version>
+      <version>2.0.2</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>