diff --git a/gsn-extra/pom.xml b/gsn-extra/pom.xml
index e2688912b..f993742a9 100644
--- a/gsn-extra/pom.xml
+++ b/gsn-extra/pom.xml
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 		<groupId>xerces</groupId>
 			<artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-			<version>2.11.0</version>
+			<version>2.12.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>