diff --git a/modules/x-gsn/pom.xml b/modules/x-gsn/pom.xml
index 9ac015260..13f5cd32e 100644
--- a/modules/x-gsn/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/x-gsn/pom.xml
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>xerces</groupId>
 			<artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-			<version>2.8.1</version>
+			<version>2.12.2</version>
 		</dependency>
 
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