diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b6f3e22..6c5f1e5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>net.sf.saxon</groupId>
       <artifactId>Saxon-HE</artifactId>
-      <version>10.6</version>
+      <version>12.1</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>