diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b99fff210..4510d0f42 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@
         <dependency>
           <groupId>net.sf.saxon</groupId>
           <artifactId>Saxon-HE</artifactId>
-          <version>12.5</version>
+          <version>12.6</version>
           <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
       </dependencies>