diff --git a/modules/scripts/dtbook-to-daisy3/pom.xml b/modules/scripts/dtbook-to-daisy3/pom.xml
index 37c596809..eeea859c0 100644
--- a/modules/scripts/dtbook-to-daisy3/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/scripts/dtbook-to-daisy3/pom.xml
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xerces</groupId>
       <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-      <version>2.9.1</version>
+      <version>2.12.2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>