diff --git a/siloCore/pom.xml b/siloCore/pom.xml
index 4560f4bd8..5b3769c88 100644
--- a/siloCore/pom.xml
+++ b/siloCore/pom.xml
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.12.0</version>
+            <version>2.12.2</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>