diff --git a/datamung-web/pom.xml b/datamung-web/pom.xml
index 93405ee..add642e 100644
--- a/datamung-web/pom.xml
+++ b/datamung-web/pom.xml
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.11.0</version>
+            <version>2.12.2</version>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>