diff --git a/exist-parent/pom.xml b/exist-parent/pom.xml
index 229bffe26d7..1559394340a 100644
--- a/exist-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/exist-parent/pom.xml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
         <milton.version>1.8.1.3</milton.version>
         <milton.servlet.version>1.8.1.3-jakarta-ee10</milton.servlet.version>
         <nekohtml.version>2.1.3</nekohtml.version>
-        <saxon.version>12.5</saxon.version>
+        <saxon.version>13.0</saxon.version>
         <xmlresolver.version>6.0.23</xmlresolver.version>
         <xmlunit.version>2.11.0</xmlunit.version>
         <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>