diff --git a/jsyntrax/pom.xml b/jsyntrax/pom.xml
index 074f700..5c6aa0c 100644
--- a/jsyntrax/pom.xml
+++ b/jsyntrax/pom.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>
             <artifactId>batik-transcoder</artifactId>
-            <version>1.17</version>
+            <version>1.18</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>