diff --git a/src/it/xerces/pom.xml b/src/it/xerces/pom.xml
index a5101b12..61c0bab7 100644
--- a/src/it/xerces/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/xerces/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xerces</groupId>
       <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-      <version>2.11.0</version>
+      <version>2.12.0</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>