diff --git a/plugin/pom.xml b/plugin/pom.xml
index bfe2b67f5..30ec315f2 100644
--- a/plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/plugin/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <trove4j.version>3.0.3</trove4j.version>
     <saxon-he.version>11.3</saxon-he.version>
 
-    <plugin-util-api.version>2.16.0</plugin-util-api.version>
+    <plugin-util-api.version>2.18.0</plugin-util-api.version>
     <forensics-api.version>1.13.0</forensics-api.version>
     <pull-request-monitoring.version>1.7.8</pull-request-monitoring.version>
     <json-unit-assertj.version>2.35.0</json-unit-assertj.version>