diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3e79d7a9..69832465 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sf.saxon</groupId>
             <artifactId>Saxon-HE</artifactId>
-            <version>12.5</version>
+            <version>12.6</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- JSON -->