diff --git a/kraftwerk-core/pom.xml b/kraftwerk-core/pom.xml
index 745a2dce..08a3eae5 100644
--- a/kraftwerk-core/pom.xml
+++ b/kraftwerk-core/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>net.sf.saxon</groupId>
 			<artifactId>Saxon-HE</artifactId>
-			<version>12.4</version>
+			<version>12.5</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<!-- XML oriented test dependency -->
 		<!-- https://www.xmlunit.org/ -->