diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index d80dd5a..54a49b7 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   ;; 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 "1.12.4"]
+  :managed-dependencies [[org.clojure/clojure "1.12.5"]
                          [org.clojure/tools.logging "1.3.1"]
                          [org.clojure/tools.macro "0.2.2"]