diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 64f0f268ec..fd8c79f61a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
         <javadoc.plugin.version>3.2.0</javadoc.plugin.version>
         <antlr.version>4.8</antlr.version>
         <slf4j.version>2.0.0-alpha6</slf4j.version>
+        <saxon.version>10.7</saxon.version>
 
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
@@ -693,7 +694,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>net.sf.saxon</groupId>
                 <artifactId>Saxon-HE</artifactId>
-                <version>10.2</version>
+                <version>${saxon.version}</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>net.java.dev.javacc</groupId>