diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2b5c7709..8bfaebe0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>xerces</groupId>
                 <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-                <version>2.8.0</version>
+                <version>2.8.1</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>stax</groupId>