diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 57a695025..8d91a97df 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>net.sf.saxon</groupId>
                 <artifactId>Saxon-HE</artifactId>
-                <version>11.4</version>
+                <version>12.0</version>
             </dependency>