diff --git a/calvalus-snap/pom.xml b/calvalus-snap/pom.xml
index f8a922654..3a25d7b54 100644
--- a/calvalus-snap/pom.xml
+++ b/calvalus-snap/pom.xml
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.11.0</version>
+            <version>2.12.2</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.googlecode.json-simple</groupId>