diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.uomo.xml/pom.xml b/bundles/org.eclipse.uomo.xml/pom.xml
index bea55fd..41aa8f1 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.uomo.xml/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.uomo.xml/pom.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@
 			<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>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>
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