diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d1e7dfd87..0096530be 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         <dependency><!--dependency for log4j-->
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.12.0</version>
+            <version>2.12.2</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>