diff --git a/framework/pom.xml b/framework/pom.xml
index 87e7ffa1b..f430ab4fb 100644
--- a/framework/pom.xml
+++ b/framework/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xerces</groupId>
       <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.0</version>
+      <version>2.12.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.ojai</groupId>