diff --git a/easysoa-registry/easysoa-frascati-service/pom.xml b/easysoa-registry/easysoa-frascati-service/pom.xml
index dab4ca022..5cb9d3ebf 100644
--- a/easysoa-registry/easysoa-frascati-service/pom.xml
+++ b/easysoa-registry/easysoa-frascati-service/pom.xml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
                         <dependency>
                             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
                             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-                            <version>2.9.1</version>
+                            <version>2.12.2</version>
                             <scope>compile</scope>
                         </dependency>
                         <dependency>