diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.uomo.xml/pom.xml b/bundles/org.eclipse.uomo.xml/pom.xml
index 41aa8f1..fa77142 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.uomo.xml/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.uomo.xml/pom.xml
@@ -38,19 +38,14 @@
 			<version>2.6</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
+		  <groupId>xerces</groupId>
+		  <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
+		  <version>2.12.1</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
 			<artifactId>xpp3_min</artifactId>
             <groupId>xpp3</groupId>
-			<version>1.1.3.4.O</version>
-			<exclusions>
-            <exclusion>
-                <groupId>xerces</groupId>
-                <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            </exclusion>
-            <exclusion>
-                <groupId>xml-apis</groupId>
-                <artifactId>xml-apis</artifactId>
-            </exclusion>
-        </exclusions>
+			<version>1.1.3.4.O</version>			
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>
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