diff --git a/SocialNetwork/pom.xml b/SocialNetwork/pom.xml
index bcb9ba7..0a468a9 100644
--- a/SocialNetwork/pom.xml
+++ b/SocialNetwork/pom.xml
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>xerces</groupId>
 			<artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-			<version>2.11.0</version>
+			<version>2.12.2</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.cytoscape</groupId>