diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4e783375c..987456d47 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sf.saxon</groupId>
             <artifactId>Saxon-HE</artifactId>
-            <version>12.8</version>
+            <version>12.9</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- JSON -->