diff --git a/maven-faces-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-faces-plugin/pom.xml
index 403b5ba..c0cc035 100644
--- a/maven-faces-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-faces-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xerces</groupId>
       <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-      <version>2.6.2</version>
+      <version>2.12.2</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>