diff --git a/plasma-core/pom.xml b/plasma-core/pom.xml
index cd00ea2b..f05c8dc0 100644
--- a/plasma-core/pom.xml
+++ b/plasma-core/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 	<dependency>
 		<groupId>xerces</groupId>
 		<artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-		<version>2.11.0</version>
+		<version>2.12.0</version>
 	</dependency>
 	<dependency>
 		<groupId>io.reactivex.rxjava2</groupId>