diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 455dde921..b46297b49 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.pdfbox</groupId>
             <artifactId>fontbox</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8.3</version>
+            <version>1.8.4</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.geronimo.specs</groupId>
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.7.1</version>
+            <version>2.11.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- special setup for dependencies not found in maven repository