diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 852c2d8c..2c2e6abe 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xml-apis</groupId>
       <artifactId>xml-apis</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0.2</version>
+      <version>1.0.b2</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/it/xerces/pom.xml b/src/it/xerces/pom.xml
index 89c809bb..128e1337 100644
--- a/src/it/xerces/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/xerces/pom.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xml-apis</groupId>
       <artifactId>xml-apis</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0.2</version>
+      <version>1.0.b2</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>