diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index 80dde92ed..99b3c3929 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.itextpdf</groupId>
             <artifactId>itext7-core</artifactId>
-            <version>7.1.7</version>
+            <version>7.1.18</version>
             <type>pom</type>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>