diff --git a/core/workflow-base/pom.xml b/core/workflow-base/pom.xml
index 427a896..67b6f14 100644
--- a/core/workflow-base/pom.xml
+++ b/core/workflow-base/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
       <dependency>
          <groupId>xerces</groupId>
          <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-         <version>2.9.1</version>
+         <version>2.12.0</version>
          <scope>compile</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>