diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 287a22238..c8f877acb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
     <!-- build dependencies -->
     <version.checkstyle>10.12.4</version.checkstyle>
-    <version.google-java-format>1.16.0</version.google-java-format>
+    <version.google-java-format>1.18.1</version.google-java-format>
     <version.maven.checkstyle>3.3.1</version.maven.checkstyle>
     <version.maven.jar>3.3.0</version.maven.jar>
     <version.maven.war>3.4.0</version.maven.war>