diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index f72dffac..31a184b7 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   ;; 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/java.jmx "1.1.1"]
                          [org.clojure/tools.logging "1.3.1"]
                          [clj-commons/fs "1.6.312"]