diff --git a/pdf/plugin.jelly b/pdf/plugin.jelly
index 185fd91f..bc591f2e 100644
--- a/pdf/plugin.jelly
+++ b/pdf/plugin.jelly
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
         <pathelement location="${plugin.getDependencyPath('logkit')}"/>
         <pathelement location="${plugin.getDependencyPath('avalon-framework')}"/>
         <pathelement location="${plugin.getDependencyPath('xerces')}"/>
+        <pathelement location="${plugin.getDependencyPath('xml-apis')}"/>
       </classpath>
       <arg value="-d" />
       <arg value="-fo" />
diff --git a/pdf/project.xml b/pdf/project.xml
index f032c31e..a5b7356c 100644
--- a/pdf/project.xml
+++ b/pdf/project.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <id>fop</id>
-      <version>0.20.3</version>
+      <version>0.20.5rc2</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <id>batik</id>
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <id>xerces</id>
-      <version>2.0.2</version>
+      <version>2.3.0</version>
       <properties>
         <classloader>root</classloader>
       </properties>
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <id>xalan</id>
-      <version>2.3.1</version>
+      <version>2.4.1</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/pdf/xdocs/changes.xml b/pdf/xdocs/changes.xml
index 21391436..498f1fa0 100644
--- a/pdf/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/pdf/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 
   <body>
     <release version="1.1" date="in CVS">
+      <action dev="dion" type="add">
+        Upgraded to xerces 2.3.0, xalan 2.4.1 and fop 0.20.5rc2
+      </action>
       <action dev="dion" type="add">
         Added more documentation
       </action>