diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 1bc8c124..11b3155a 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>xom</groupId>
                 <artifactId>xom</artifactId>
-                <version>1.1</version>
+                <version>1.2.5</version>
                 <exclusions>
                     <exclusion>
                         <groupId>xerces</groupId>