diff --git a/project-bom/pom.xml b/project-bom/pom.xml
index 22a1d6fc6..9eb673c3a 100644
--- a/project-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/project-bom/pom.xml
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>xerces</groupId>
                 <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-                <version>2.11.0</version>
+                <version>2.12.2</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <dependency>