diff --git a/geoserver_ext/pom.xml b/geoserver_ext/pom.xml
index e306195..ae51190 100644
--- a/geoserver_ext/pom.xml
+++ b/geoserver_ext/pom.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xerces</groupId>
       <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-      <version>2.7.1</version>
+      <version>2.12.2</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geoserver.extension</groupId>