diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 30e4be0..1540cee 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>net.sf.saxon</groupId>
       <artifactId>Saxon-HE</artifactId>
-      <version>12.4</version>
+      <version>12.5</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>