diff --git a/geotriples-processors/pom.xml b/geotriples-processors/pom.xml
index 9266c02..8f70214 100644
--- a/geotriples-processors/pom.xml
+++ b/geotriples-processors/pom.xml
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>xerces</groupId>
 			<artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-			<version>2.11.0</version>
+			<version>2.12.2</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>xml-apis</groupId>