diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 310549013e11e..13e40d792dcd2 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@
     <!-- xbean-asm4-bundle is used by openjpa -->
     <xbean-asm4-bundle-version>3.14</xbean-asm4-bundle-version>
     <xerces-bundle-version>2.11.0_1</xerces-bundle-version>
-    <xerces-version>2.11.0</xerces-version>
+    <xerces-version>2.12.2</xerces-version>
     <!-- needed to manage the xml-apis version in camel-xmljson -->
     <xml-apis-version>1.4.01</xml-apis-version>
     <xml-resolver-version>1.2</xml-resolver-version>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 4c9f2f68caf4a..db6a4dd50cdd7
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@
                 <dependency>
                   <groupId>xerces</groupId>
                   <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-                  <version>2.11.0</version>
+                  <version>2.12.2</version>
                 </dependency>
                 <dependency>
                   <groupId>ant-contrib</groupId>