diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 55f3646..5722e6b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.itextpdf</groupId>
             <artifactId>itext7-core</artifactId>
-            <version>7.1.12</version>
+            <version>7.1.18</version>
             <type>pom</type>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>