diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d634a0fb..5838556d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
     <metaform-api-client.version>0.1.6</metaform-api-client.version>
     <wiremock.version>2.24.0</wiremock.version>
     <awaitility.version>3.1.2</awaitility.version>
-    <pdfbox.version>2.0.8</pdfbox.version>    
+    <pdfbox.version>2.0.18</pdfbox.version>    
     <mariadb-module.version>2.3.0</mariadb-module.version>
   </properties>