diff --git a/cactus/project.xml b/cactus/project.xml
index c0ab01cf..6903d30f 100644
--- a/cactus/project.xml
+++ b/cactus/project.xml
@@ -111,13 +111,13 @@
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xerces</groupId>
-      <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-      <version>2.3.0</version>
+      <artifactId>xerces</artifactId>
+      <version>2.4.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>xerces</groupId>
-      <artifactId>xmlParserAPIs</artifactId>
-      <version>2.2.1</version>
+      <groupId>xml-apis</groupId>
+      <artifactId>xml-apis</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0.b2</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>rhino</groupId>
diff --git a/faq/project.xml b/faq/project.xml
index eba0fc8f..892094a7 100644
--- a/faq/project.xml
+++ b/faq/project.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <id>xerces</id>
-      <version>2.2.1</version>
+      <version>2.4.0</version>
       <url>http://xml.apache.org/xerces2-j/</url>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/hibernate/project.xml b/hibernate/project.xml
index d9b82fab..106edc8c 100644
--- a/hibernate/project.xml
+++ b/hibernate/project.xml
@@ -99,16 +99,16 @@
     </dependency>
      
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>xerces</groupId>
-      <artifactId>xmlParserAPIs</artifactId>
-      <version>2.2.1</version>
+      <groupId>xml-apis</groupId>
+      <artifactId>xml-apis</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0.b2</version>
       <url>http://xml.apache.org/xerces2-j/</url>
     </dependency>
     
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xerces</groupId>
       <artifactId>xerces</artifactId>
-      <version>2.3.0</version>
+      <version>2.4.0</version>
       <url>http://xml.apache.org/xerces2-j/</url>      
     </dependency>
           
diff --git a/html2xdoc/project.xml b/html2xdoc/project.xml
index 1cd53e2b..4fdbba15 100644
--- a/html2xdoc/project.xml
+++ b/html2xdoc/project.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <id>xerces</id>
-      <version>2.2.1</version>
+      <version>2.4.0</version>
       <url>http://xml.apache.org/xerces2-j/</url>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/jdepend/project.xml b/jdepend/project.xml
index d149371d..7b3c8b74 100644
--- a/jdepend/project.xml
+++ b/jdepend/project.xml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <id>xerces</id>
-      <version>2.2.1</version>
+      <version>2.4.0</version>
       <properties>
         <classloader>root.maven</classloader>
       </properties>
diff --git a/jellydoc/project.xml b/jellydoc/project.xml
index 61b84ea3..dccb5a96 100644
--- a/jellydoc/project.xml
+++ b/jellydoc/project.xml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <id>xerces</id>
-      <version>2.2.1</version>
+      <version>2.4.0</version>
       <url>http://xml.apache.org/xerces2-j/</url>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/jxr/project.xml b/jxr/project.xml
index 5f40e485..2411de4e 100644
--- a/jxr/project.xml
+++ b/jxr/project.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <id>xerces</id>
-      <version>2.0.2</version>
+      <version>2.4.0</version>
       <properties>
         <classloader>root.maven</classloader>
       </properties>
diff --git a/pdf/project.xml b/pdf/project.xml
index c2d0deaf..6fa05da6 100644
--- a/pdf/project.xml
+++ b/pdf/project.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <id>xerces</id>
-      <version>2.3.0</version>
+      <version>2.4.0</version>
       <properties>
         <classloader>root</classloader>
       </properties>
diff --git a/pom/project.xml b/pom/project.xml
index 34932126..daeb375a 100644
--- a/pom/project.xml
+++ b/pom/project.xml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 
     <dependency>
       <id>xerces</id>
-      <version>2.2.1</version>
+      <version>2.4.0</version>
       <properties>
         <classloader>root</classloader>
       </properties>
diff --git a/runner/project.xml b/runner/project.xml
index 3b48f6d8..086fc03a 100644
--- a/runner/project.xml
+++ b/runner/project.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 
     <dependency>
       <id>xerces</id>
-      <version>2.0.2</version>
+      <version>2.4.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <id>xml-apis</id>
diff --git a/struts/project.xml b/struts/project.xml
index f6d6bf9b..6df68a09 100644
--- a/struts/project.xml
+++ b/struts/project.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <id>xerces</id>
-      <version>2.2.1</version>
+      <version>2.4.0</version>
       <url>http://xml.apache.org/xerces2-j/</url>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/summit/project.xml b/summit/project.xml
index cf0b3c27..4cf68133 100644
--- a/summit/project.xml
+++ b/summit/project.xml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 
     <dependency>
       <id>xerces</id>
-      <version>2.0.2</version>
+      <version>2.4.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <id>xml-apis</id>
diff --git a/test/project.xml b/test/project.xml
index 28f18f6d..98194a17 100644
--- a/test/project.xml
+++ b/test/project.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <id>xerces</id>
-      <version>2.0.2</version>
+      <version>2.4.0</version>
       <url>http://xml.apache.org/xerces2-j/</url>
       <properties>
         <classloader>root</classloader>
diff --git a/torque/project.xml b/torque/project.xml
index 361fa8c0..4a1ffcae 100644
--- a/torque/project.xml
+++ b/torque/project.xml
@@ -136,15 +136,16 @@
       </properties>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <id>xerces:xercesImpl</id>
-      <version>2.0.2</version>
+      <id>xerces</id>
+      <version>2.4.0</version>
       <properties>
         <classloader>root</classloader>
       </properties>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <id>xerces:xmlParserAPIs</id>
-      <version>2.0.2</version>
+      <groupId>xml-apis</groupId>
+      <artifactId>xml-apis</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0.b2</version>
       <properties>
         <classloader>root</classloader>
       </properties>