diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 33fa6fd6..f380b520 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>
         <artifactId>batik-svggen</artifactId>
-        <version>1.17</version>
+        <version>1.18</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>