diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e28b325825..b086514da5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
     <qpid-jms-proton-version>0.33.8</qpid-jms-proton-version>
     <netty-all-version>4.1.63.Final</netty-all-version>
     <regexp-version>1.3</regexp-version>
-    <rome-version>1.16.0</rome-version>
+    <rome-version>1.18.0</rome-version>
     <shiro-version>1.8.0</shiro-version>
     <slf4j-version>1.7.32</slf4j-version>
     <snappy-version>1.1.2</snappy-version>