diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 244c676de5..b7eecaebfe 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ subprojects {
         batikVersion = '1.17'
         graphics2dVersion = '3.0.2'
         pdfboxVersion = '3.0.2'
-        saxonVersion = '12.4'
+        saxonVersion = '12.5'
         xmlSecVersion = '3.0.4'
         apiGuardianVersion = '1.1.2'
 
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 8f59ae4137..e35a034292 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -2578,7 +2578,7 @@ under the License.
         <dependency prefix="spotbugs.log4j-api" artifact="org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:2.23.1" usage="${spotbugs.lib}"/>
         <dependency prefix="spotbugs.log4j-core" artifact="org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.23.1" usage="${spotbugs.lib}"/>
         <dependency prefix="spotbugs.log4j-slf4j18-impl" artifact="org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j2-impl:2.23.1" usage="${spotbugs.lib}"/>
-        <dependency prefix="spotbugs.saxon" artifact="net.sf.saxon:Saxon-HE:12.4" usage="${spotbugs.lib}"/>
+        <dependency prefix="spotbugs.saxon" artifact="net.sf.saxon:Saxon-HE:12.5" usage="${spotbugs.lib}"/>
         <dependency prefix="spotbugs.xmlresolver" artifact="org.xmlresolver:xmlresolver:4.2.0" usage="${spotbugs.lib}"/>
 
         <mkdir dir="${basedir}${spotbugs.lib}/config"/>