diff --git a/plugin/pom.xml b/plugin/pom.xml
index d95f93c..b8ccaf6 100644
--- a/plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/plugin/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xerces</groupId>
       <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-      <version>2.9.1</version>
+      <version>2.12.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.hudsonci.plugins</groupId>