diff --git a/projects/spring-modules-jcr/pom.xml b/projects/spring-modules-jcr/pom.xml
index db8a4a939..c18badc18 100644
--- a/projects/spring-modules-jcr/pom.xml
+++ b/projects/spring-modules-jcr/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.8.1</version>
+            <version>2.12.2</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>