diff --git a/cts2-core/pom.xml b/cts2-core/pom.xml
index 2173716b..08e15063 100644
--- a/cts2-core/pom.xml
+++ b/cts2-core/pom.xml
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>xerces</groupId>
 			<artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-			<version>2.11.0</version>
+			<version>2.12.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>