diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4ce8b15af..bb1872e1e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@
         <dependency>
           <groupId>net.sf.saxon</groupId>
           <artifactId>Saxon-HE</artifactId>
-          <version>12.9</version>
+          <version>13.0</version>
           <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
       </dependencies>