--- old/src/com/sun/org/apache/xerces/internal/impl/Version.java 2012-12-18 17:49:41.671321200 -0800 +++ new/src/com/sun/org/apache/xerces/internal/impl/Version.java 2012-12-18 17:49:40.944918900 -0800 @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ /** Version string. * @deprecated getVersion() should be used instead. */ - public static String fVersion = "Xerces-J 2.7.1"; + public static final String fVersion = getVersion(); private static final String fImmutableVersion = "Xerces-J 2.7.1";