diff --git a/runtime/pom.xml b/runtime/pom.xml
index 860c0ea..2836a78 100644
--- a/runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/runtime/pom.xml
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
             <artifactId>tika-parser-xml-module</artifactId>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>xerces</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
@@ -144,4 +150,4 @@
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
-</project>
+</project>
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