diff --git a/lib/xmlenc.js b/lib/xmlenc.js
index b5b204f..534d754 100644
--- a/lib/xmlenc.js
+++ b/lib/xmlenc.js
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ function decrypt(xml, options, callback) {
   if (!options.key)
     return callback(new Error('key option is mandatory and you should provide a valid RSA private key'));
   try {
-    var doc = typeof xml === 'string' ? new xmldom.DOMParser().parseFromString(xml) : xml;
+    var doc = typeof xml === 'string' ? new xmldom.DOMParser().parseFromString(xml, options.mimeType ?? xmldom.MIME_TYPE.XML_APPLICATION) : xml;
 
     var symmetricKey = decryptKeyInfo(doc, options);
     var encryptionMethod = xpath.select("//*[local-name(.)='EncryptedData']/*[local-name(.)='EncryptionMethod']", doc)[0];
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ function decrypt(xml, options, callback) {
 }
 
 function decryptKeyInfo(doc, options) {
-  if (typeof doc === 'string') doc = new xmldom.DOMParser().parseFromString(doc);
+  if (typeof doc === 'string') doc = new xmldom.DOMParser().parseFromString(doc, options.mimeType ?? xmldom.MIME_TYPE.XML_APPLICATION);
 
   var keyRetrievalMethodUri;
   var keyInfo = xpath.select("//*[local-name(.)='KeyInfo' and namespace-uri(.)='http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#']", doc)[0];
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 42bb319..ad29830 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "version": "3.1.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@xmldom/xmldom": "^0.8.5",
+        "@xmldom/xmldom": "^0.9.8",
         "escape-html": "^1.0.3",
         "xpath": "0.0.32"
       },
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@
       "license": "(Unlicense OR Apache-2.0)"
     },
     "node_modules/@xmldom/xmldom": {
-      "version": "0.8.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@xmldom/xmldom/-/xmldom-0.8.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-0dpjDLeCXYThL2YhqZcd/spuwoH+dmnFoND9ZxZkAYxp1IJUB2GP16ow2MJRsjVxy8j1Qv8BJRmN5GKnbDKCmQ==",
+      "version": "0.9.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@xmldom/xmldom/-/xmldom-0.9.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-p96FSY54r+WJ50FIOsCOjyj/wavs8921hG5+kVMmZgKcvIKxMXHTrjNJvRgWa/zuX3B6t2lijLNFaOyuxUH+2A==",
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=10.0.0"
+        "node": ">=14.6"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/ansi-colors": {
@@ -1580,9 +1580,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "@xmldom/xmldom": {
-      "version": "0.8.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@xmldom/xmldom/-/xmldom-0.8.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-0dpjDLeCXYThL2YhqZcd/spuwoH+dmnFoND9ZxZkAYxp1IJUB2GP16ow2MJRsjVxy8j1Qv8BJRmN5GKnbDKCmQ=="
+      "version": "0.9.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@xmldom/xmldom/-/xmldom-0.9.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-p96FSY54r+WJ50FIOsCOjyj/wavs8921hG5+kVMmZgKcvIKxMXHTrjNJvRgWa/zuX3B6t2lijLNFaOyuxUH+2A=="
     },
     "ansi-colors": {
       "version": "3.2.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ff81c49..d2c3aa5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   ],
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@xmldom/xmldom": "^0.8.5",
+    "@xmldom/xmldom": "^0.9.8",
     "escape-html": "^1.0.3",
     "xpath": "0.0.32"
   },