diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index be464cfd..3c74ecbc 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ dependencies {
   implementation 'org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-servlet:9.4.27.v20200227'
   implementation 'org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-xml:9.4.27.v20200227'
   implementation 'org.mozilla:rhino:1.7.12'
-  implementation 'xerces:xercesImpl:2.12.0'
+  implementation 'xerces:xercesImpl:2.12.1'
   implementation 'xmlrpc:xmlrpc:2.0.1'
 }