diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8b464ee..9278a98 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>net.sf.saxon</groupId>
       <artifactId>Saxon-HE</artifactId>
-      <version>9.9.1-8</version>
+      <version>12.3</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>