diff --git a/code/flume-ng-sinks/flume-hive-sink/pom.xml b/code/flume-ng-sinks/flume-hive-sink/pom.xml
index 6d9ee47..6d6e9cb 100644
--- a/code/flume-ng-sinks/flume-hive-sink/pom.xml
+++ b/code/flume-ng-sinks/flume-hive-sink/pom.xml
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ limitations under the License.
       <groupId>xerces</groupId>
       <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
-      <version>2.9.1</version>
+      <version>2.12.2</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>