diff --git a/interfaces/pom.xml b/interfaces/pom.xml
index 8e959c1a2..e558c2dc1 100644
--- a/interfaces/pom.xml
+++ b/interfaces/pom.xml
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>xerces</groupId>
 			<artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-			<version>2.8.0</version>
+			<version>2.12.2</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>