diff --git a/tools/release/java/pom.xml b/tools/release/java/pom.xml
index c3d8423867d..349e5c4c2e1 100644
--- a/tools/release/java/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/release/java/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xerces</groupId>
       <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-      <version>2.12.0</version>
+      <version>2.12.2</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>