diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 08a2e5e5b4..38e7386151 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.11.0-alfresco-patched-20180402</version>
+            <version>2.12.0-alfresco-patched-20191004</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xpp3</groupId>