diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 772e129..48f7efe 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     </scriptdef>
 
     <!-- dependencies -->
-<!--    <dependency prefix="xml-apis" artifact="xml-apis:xml-apis:1.4.01" usage="main"/>-->
+    <dependency prefix="xml-apis" artifact="xml-apis:xml-apis:1.4.01" usage="main"/>
     <dependency prefix="saxon" artifact="net.sf.saxon:Saxon-HE:10.1" usage="main"/>
     <dependency prefix="ant" artifact="org.apache.ant:ant:1.10.8" usage="main"/>
     <dependency prefix="javaparser.core" artifact="com.github.javaparser:javaparser-core:3.15.21" usage="main"/>
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
         <pathelement location="${junit.jar}"/>
         <pathelement location="${hamcrest.jar}"/>
         <pathelement location="${xerces.jar}"/>
-<!--        <pathelement location="${xml-apis.jar}"/>-->
+        <pathelement location="${xml-apis.jar}" if:true="${isJava8}"/>
         <pathelement location="${javaparser.core.jar}"/>
     </path>
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
                     <available file="${junit.jar}"/>
                     <available file="${hamcrest.jar}"/>
                     <available file="${xerces.jar}"/>
-<!--                    <available file="${xml-apis.jar}"/>-->
+                    <available file="${xml-apis.jar}"/>
                     <available file="${ant.jar}"/>
                     <available file="${ant-junit.jar}"/>
                     <available file="${ant-junit4.jar}"/>
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
         <downloadfile dest="${junit.jar}" src="${junit.url}"/>
         <downloadfile dest="${hamcrest.jar}" src="${hamcrest.url}"/>
         <downloadfile dest="${xerces.jar}" src="${xerces.url}"/>
-<!--        <downloadfile dest="${xml-apis.jar}" src="${xml-apis.url}"/>-->
+        <downloadfile dest="${xml-apis.jar}" src="${xml-apis.url}"/>
         <downloadfile dest="${ant.jar}" src="${ant.url}"/>
         <downloadfile dest="${ant-junit.jar}" src="${ant-junit.url}"/>
         <downloadfile dest="${ant-junit4.jar}" src="${ant-junit4.url}"/>