diff --git a/grpc-flix/proto/pom.xml b/grpc-flix/proto/pom.xml
index 51abff4..01608ee 100644
--- a/grpc-flix/proto/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-flix/proto/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.11.0</version>
+            <version>2.12.2</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>