diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f5206fed9e..33025c9404 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
         <javadoc.plugin.version>3.6.3</javadoc.plugin.version>
         <antlr.version>4.9.3</antlr.version>
         <slf4j.version>1.7.36</slf4j.version>
-        <saxon.version>10.9</saxon.version>
+        <saxon.version>11.6</saxon.version>
 
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>