diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8e6d041eba..363161e810 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     <directory-version>2.0.0-M6</directory-version>
     <ftpserver-version>1.0.6</ftpserver-version>
     <geronimo-version>1.0</geronimo-version>
-    <guava-version>14.0</guava-version>
+    <guava-version>18.0</guava-version>
     <hadoop-version>1.0.0</hadoop-version>
     <hawtbuf-version>1.11</hawtbuf-version>
     <hawtdispatch-version>1.22</hawtdispatch-version>