diff --git a/core/roboconf-target-iaas-vmware/pom.xml b/core/roboconf-target-iaas-vmware/pom.xml
index c95438a5..fca5d717 100644
--- a/core/roboconf-target-iaas-vmware/pom.xml
+++ b/core/roboconf-target-iaas-vmware/pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>xerces</groupId>
 			<artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-			<version>2.11.0</version>
+			<version>2.12.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>