diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b0193d32..f09e4f8e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>
         <artifactId>batik-anim</artifactId>
-        <version>1.17</version>
+        <version>1.18</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>