diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c14296576..80796ad77 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 		<dependency.oss-maven.version>${project.parent.version}</dependency.oss-maven.version>
 		<dependency.plexus-utils.version>4.0.2</dependency.plexus-utils.version>
 		<dependency.plexus-build-api.version>1.2.0</dependency.plexus-build-api.version>
-		<dependency.saxon.version>12.7</dependency.saxon.version>
+		<dependency.saxon.version>12.9</dependency.saxon.version>
 		<dependency.stax2-api.version>4.2.2</dependency.stax2-api.version>
 		<dependency.thymeleaf.version>3.1.3.RELEASE</dependency.thymeleaf.version>
 		<dependency.woodstox.version>7.1.1</dependency.woodstox.version>