diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5863ffa4..6942029c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>xml-apis</groupId>
                 <artifactId>xml-apis</artifactId>
-                <version>1.4.01</version>
+                <version>2.0.2</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>javassist</groupId>