diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6462da65d36..7b0a409a6fe 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
     <pmd.version>6.47.0</pmd.version>
     <maven.jacoco.plugin.version>0.8.8</maven.jacoco.plugin.version>
     <mockito.version>4.6.1</mockito.version>
-    <saxon.version>11.3</saxon.version>
+    <saxon.version>11.4</saxon.version>
     <maven.checkstyle.plugin.version>3.1.2</maven.checkstyle.plugin.version>
     <maven.sevntu.checkstyle.plugin.version>1.42.0</maven.sevntu.checkstyle.plugin.version>
     <maven.sevntu-checkstyle-check.checkstyle.version>