diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5b066977..d6d01322 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>net.sf.saxon</groupId>
       <artifactId>Saxon-HE</artifactId>
-      <version>12.3</version>
+      <version>12.5</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- unit testing module -->
     <dependency>