diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 13163af..86d5852 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   ;; this project actually uses in :dependencies, inheriting the version from
   ;; :managed-dependencies. This prevents endless version conflicts due to deps of deps.
   ;; Renovate should keep the versions largely in sync between projects.
-  :managed-dependencies [[org.clojure/clojure "1.12.5"]
+  :managed-dependencies [[org.clojure/clojure "1.12.6"]
                          [cheshire "6.2.0"]
                          [commons-codec "1.22.1"]
                          [commons-io "2.22.0"]