diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 292b8ae..3b8495a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
     <substratevm.version>1.0.0-rc16</substratevm.version>
     <annotation-api.version>1.3.2</annotation-api.version>
-    <xerces.version>2.12.0</xerces.version>
+    <xerces.version>2.12.2</xerces.version>
   </properties>
 
   <repositories>