diff --git a/org.eclipse.lemminx/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.lemminx/pom.xml
index 91b4f7f79..1d16f8297 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.lemminx/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.lemminx/pom.xml
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>xerces</groupId>
 			<artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-			<version>2.12.1</version>
+			<version>2.12.2</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>xml-apis</groupId>