diff --git a/exist-parent/pom.xml b/exist-parent/pom.xml
index 2ba7af14a9e..ec084b31fb7 100644
--- a/exist-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/exist-parent/pom.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
         <milton.version>1.8.1.3</milton.version>
         <milton.servlet.version>1.8.1.3-jakarta5</milton.servlet.version>
         <nekohtml.version>2.1.3</nekohtml.version>
-        <saxon.version>9.9.1-8</saxon.version>
+        <saxon.version>12.5</saxon.version>
         <xmlresolver.version>5.2.3</xmlresolver.version>
         <xmlunit.version>2.10.0</xmlunit.version>
         <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>