diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 017fe61e2..b5bf10f9f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>net.sf.saxon</groupId>
                 <artifactId>Saxon-HE</artifactId>
-                <version>11.4</version>
+                <version>12.1</version>
             </dependency>