diff --git a/cmdi-validator-core/pom.xml b/cmdi-validator-core/pom.xml
index 9af430d..e5cee49 100644
--- a/cmdi-validator-core/pom.xml
+++ b/cmdi-validator-core/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sf.saxon</groupId>
             <artifactId>Saxon-HE</artifactId>
-            <version>9.5.1-8</version>
+            <version>9.9.1-8</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- TrueVFS -->