diff --git a/Xerces-J-src.2.12.0.tar.gz b/Xerces-J-src.2.12.0.tar.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index 3755245..0000000
--- a/Xerces-J-src.2.12.0.tar.gz
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
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-oid sha256:c27b81e139ecfc219202bcad79e77529b082e9ed9797bc1a4c13e1bd8f8e31c9
-size 1810232
diff --git a/Xerces-J-src.2.12.1.tar.gz b/Xerces-J-src.2.12.1.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a66ca6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Xerces-J-src.2.12.1.tar.gz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:dadc818032dc2acf0dfea39a093827efaece371067b998025476f067069e2411
+size 1812031
diff --git a/xerces-2_11_0-jdk7.patch b/xerces-2_11_0-jdk7.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 21735b2..0000000
--- a/xerces-2_11_0-jdk7.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
---- xerces-2_11_0/src/org/apache/html/dom/HTMLFrameElementImpl.java	2010-11-26 21:42:02.000000000 +0100
-+++ xerces-2_11_0/src/org/apache/html/dom/HTMLFrameElementImpl.java	2017-10-03 17:28:29.096819783 +0200
-@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
- package org.apache.html.dom;
- 
- import org.w3c.dom.html.HTMLFrameElement;
-+import org.w3c.dom.Document;
- 
- /**
-  * @xerces.internal
-@@ -127,6 +128,11 @@
-         setAttribute( "src", src );
-     }
- 
-+	public Document getContentDocument()
-+	{
-+		return null;
-+	}
-+
-     
-     /**
-      * Constructor requires owner document.
---- xerces-2_11_0/src/org/apache/html/dom/HTMLIFrameElementImpl.java	2010-11-26 21:42:08.000000000 +0100
-+++ xerces-2_11_0/src/org/apache/html/dom/HTMLIFrameElementImpl.java	2017-10-03 17:28:12.576819720 +0200
-@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
- package org.apache.html.dom;
- 
- import org.w3c.dom.html.HTMLIFrameElement;
-+import org.w3c.dom.Document;
- 
- /**
-  * @xerces.internal
-@@ -150,6 +151,11 @@
-         setAttribute( "width", width );
-     }
- 
-+	public Document getContentDocument()
-+	{
-+		return null;
-+	}
-+
-     
-     /**
-      * Constructor requires owner document.
---- xerces-2_11_0/src/org/apache/html/dom/HTMLObjectElementImpl.java	2010-11-26 21:42:05.000000000 +0100
-+++ xerces-2_11_0/src/org/apache/html/dom/HTMLObjectElementImpl.java	2017-10-03 17:27:57.048819662 +0200
-@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
- package org.apache.html.dom;
- 
- import org.w3c.dom.html.HTMLObjectElement;
-+import org.w3c.dom.Document;
- 
- /**
-  * @xerces.internal
-@@ -239,6 +240,10 @@
-         setAttribute( "width", width );
-     }
- 
-+	public Document getContentDocument()
-+	{
-+		return null;
-+	}
-     
-     
-     /**
diff --git a/xerces-j2-build.patch b/xerces-j2-build.patch
index 44b4a6b..286ccbf 100644
--- a/xerces-j2-build.patch
+++ b/xerces-j2-build.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
---- xerces-2_12_0/build.xml	2018-11-18 20:10:36.933534130 +0100
-+++ xerces-2_12_0/build.xml	2018-11-18 20:12:28.714126419 +0100
-@@ -38,13 +38,6 @@
+Index: xerces-2_12_1/build.xml
+===================================================================
+--- xerces-2_12_1.orig/build.xml
++++ xerces-2_12_1/build.xml
+@@ -38,13 +38,6 @@ Authors:
    <property name="tests.dir" value="./tests"/>
    <property name="tools.dir" value="./tools"/>
  
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@
    <!-- Allow properties following these statements to be overridden -->
    <!-- Note that all of these don't have to exist.  They've just been defined
         incase they are used. -->
-@@ -71,7 +64,6 @@
+@@ -71,7 +64,6 @@ Authors:
      <property name='jar.junit' value='junit.jar'/>
      <property name='jar.ant' value='ant.jar'/>
      <property name='jar.ant.nodeps' value='ant-nodeps.jar'/>
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@
      
      <property name='default.parser.config.name' value='XIncludeAwareParserConfiguration'/>
      <property name='default.parser.config.qualified' value='org.apache.xerces.parsers.XIncludeAwareParserConfiguration'/>
-@@ -108,7 +100,6 @@
+@@ -108,7 +100,6 @@ Authors:
      <property name="distsrc.dir" value="${build.dir}/${parser.shortname}-${parser_version}"/>
      <property name="disttools.dir" value="${build.dir}/tools"/>
      <property name="distbin.dir" value="${build.dir}/${parser.shortname}-${parser_version}"/>
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@
  
      <filter token="year" value="${year}"/>
      <filter token="version" value="${parser.Version}"/>
-@@ -135,7 +126,6 @@
+@@ -135,7 +126,6 @@ Authors:
      <echo message=" jars --> generates xercesImpl &amp; xercesSamples jars"/>
      <echo message=" jar-schema11 --> 'jar' + XML Schema 1.1 support"/>
      <echo message=" jars-schema11 --> 'jars' + XML Schema 1.1 support"/>
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@
      <echo message=" docs     --> generates the HTML documentation"/>
      <echo message=" javadocs --> generates the API docs (needs Java 1.2 or higher)"/>
      <echo message=" samples  --> compiles the samples source code"/>
-@@ -247,30 +237,6 @@
+@@ -247,30 +237,6 @@ Authors:
      <copy file="${src.dir}/org/apache/xerces/impl/xpath/regex/message.properties"
        tofile="${build.src}/org/apache/xerces/impl/xpath/regex/message_en.properties"/>
  
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@
      <!-- substitute tokens as needed -->
      <replace file="${build.dir}/src/org/apache/xerces/impl/Version.java" 
               token="@@VERSION@@" value="${parser.Name} ${parser.Version}"/>
-@@ -286,7 +252,7 @@
+@@ -286,7 +252,7 @@ Authors:
        </fileset>
      </copy>
  
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@
             destdir="${build.dest}"
             source="${javac.source}"
             target="${javac.target}"
-@@ -354,7 +320,7 @@
+@@ -354,7 +320,7 @@ Authors:
      <copy todir="${build.samples}" >
          <fileset dir="${samples.dir}"/>
      </copy>
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@
             destdir="${build.dest}"
             source="${javac.source}"
             target="${javac.target}"
-@@ -374,7 +340,7 @@
+@@ -374,7 +340,7 @@ Authors:
          <fileset dir="${tests.dir}"
           excludes="dom/rename/**" />
      </copy>
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@
             destdir="${build.dest}"
             source="${javac.source}"
             target="${javac.target}"
-@@ -438,7 +404,7 @@
+@@ -438,7 +404,7 @@ Authors:
    </target>
  
  
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@
      <replace token="@xerces.internal" dir="${build.src}">
        <replacevalue><![CDATA[<DL><DT><H1 style="font-size:110%">INTERNAL:</H1><DD>Usage of this class is not supported. It may be altered or removed at any time.</DD></DT></DL>]]></replacevalue>
      </replace>
-@@ -453,46 +419,33 @@
+@@ -453,46 +419,33 @@ Authors:
    <!-- =================================================================== -->
    <target name="javadocs" depends="prepare-src">	
    		
@@ -155,7 +157,7 @@
        />
      
      <mkdir dir='${build.dir}/docs/javadocs/xerces2'/>
-@@ -504,25 +457,23 @@
+@@ -504,25 +457,23 @@ Authors:
                             org.apache.xerces.util,
                             org.apache.xerces.xinclude,
                             org.apache.xerces.xpointer'
@@ -183,7 +185,7 @@
        />
    </target>
  
-@@ -998,7 +949,7 @@
+@@ -1004,7 +955,7 @@ Authors:
        </fileset>
      </copy>
  
@@ -192,7 +194,7 @@
             destdir="${build.dest}"
             source="${javac.source}"
             target="${javac.target}"
-@@ -1233,30 +1184,6 @@
+@@ -1239,30 +1190,6 @@ Authors:
      <replace file="${build.dir}/src/org/apache/xerces/parsers/AbstractSAXParser.java"
               token="return (fConfiguration instanceof XML11Configurable);" value="return false;"/>
   
@@ -223,7 +225,7 @@
  
      <!-- substitute tokens as needed -->
      <replace file="${build.dir}/src/org/apache/xerces/impl/Version.java" 
-@@ -1297,7 +1224,7 @@
+@@ -1303,7 +1230,7 @@ Authors:
        </fileset>
      </copy>
  
@@ -232,7 +234,7 @@
             destdir="${build.dest}"
             source="${javac.source}"
             target="${javac.target}"
-@@ -1448,7 +1375,7 @@
+@@ -1454,7 +1381,7 @@ Authors:
            </fileset>
          </copy>
  
@@ -241,7 +243,7 @@
                 destdir="${build.dest}"
                 source="${javac.source}"
                 target="${javac.target}"
-@@ -1512,36 +1439,4 @@
+@@ -1518,36 +1445,4 @@ Authors:
      <copy file="${tools.dir}/${jar.serializer}" tofile="${build.dir}/${jar.serializer}"/>
    </target>
  
diff --git a/xerces-j2.changes b/xerces-j2.changes
index 4855934..565a5d9 100644
--- a/xerces-j2.changes
+++ b/xerces-j2.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Dec 28 17:26:24 UTC 2021 - David Anes <david.anes@suse.com>
+
+- Update to upstream 2.12.1 
+- Removed patch xerces-2_11_0-jdk7.patch:
+  * this patch is already applied upstream
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Apr 17 10:41:24 UTC 2019 - Fridrich Strba <fstrba@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/xerces-j2.spec b/xerces-j2.spec
index 1a0818e..60a3014 100644
--- a/xerces-j2.spec
+++ b/xerces-j2.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package xerces-j2
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -16,26 +16,25 @@
 #
 
 
-%global cvs_version 2_12_0
+%global cvs_version 2_12_1
 %define __requires_exclude system.bundle
 Name:           xerces-j2
-Version:        2.12.0
+Version:        2.12.1
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Java XML parser
 License:        Apache-2.0 AND W3C
 Group:          Development/Libraries/Java
-URL:            http://xerces.apache.org/xerces2-j/
-Source0:        http://www.eu.apache.org/dist/xerces/j/source/Xerces-J-src.%{version}.tar.gz
+URL:            https://xerces.apache.org/xerces2-j/
+Source0:        https://dlcdn.apache.org//xerces/j/source/Xerces-J-src.%{version}.tar.gz
 Source1:        %{name}-version.sh
 Source2:        %{name}-constants.sh
 Source3:        %{name}-version.1
 Source4:        %{name}-constants.1
-Source5:        http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/xerces/xercesImpl/%{version}/xercesImpl-%{version}.pom
+Source5:        https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/xerces/xercesImpl/%{version}/xercesImpl-%{version}.pom
 # Patch the build so that it doesn't try to use bundled xml-commons source
 # Also remove the use of the special taglets and xjavac task
 Patch0:         %{name}-build.patch
-Patch1:         xerces-2_11_0-jdk7.patch
-Patch2:         %{name}-manifest.patch
+Patch1:         %{name}-manifest.patch
 BuildRequires:  ant
 BuildRequires:  dos2unix
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
@@ -88,9 +87,9 @@ Requires:       %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
 %setup -q -n xerces-%{cvs_version}
 find "(" -name "*.class" -o -name "*.jar" ")" -delete
 find -type f -exec dos2unix {} \;
+
 %patch0 -p1
-%patch1 -p1
-%patch2
+%patch1
 
 %build
 mkdir -p tools
diff --git a/xercesImpl-2.12.0.pom b/xercesImpl-2.12.1.pom
similarity index 96%
rename from xercesImpl-2.12.0.pom
rename to xercesImpl-2.12.1.pom
index e738fc5..97d21d7 100644
--- a/xercesImpl-2.12.0.pom
+++ b/xercesImpl-2.12.1.pom
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>xerces</groupId>
     <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.0</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
     <description>
       Xerces2 is the next generation of high performance, fully compliant XML parsers in the Apache Xerces family. This new version of Xerces introduces the Xerces Native Interface (XNI), a complete framework for building parser components and configurations that is extremely modular and easy to program.
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     </licenses>
     <scm>
         <url>https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/xerces/java/</url>
-        <connection>https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/xerces/java/tags/Xerces-J_2_12_0/</connection>
+        <connection>https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/xerces/java/tags/Xerces-J_2_12_1/</connection>
     </scm>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>