diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 21f62e8607..e811f9fa13 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xml-apis</groupId>
             <artifactId>xml-apis</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3.03</version>
+            <version>2.0.2</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>