diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f2fed0b..a1839c0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 		<maven.compiler.source>8</maven.compiler.source>
 		<maven.compiler.target>8</maven.compiler.target>
 		<xalan.version>2.7.3</xalan.version>
-		<saxon.version>12.9</saxon.version>
+		<saxon.version>13.0</saxon.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>