diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3fce5a1d..b82b0ef0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.pitest</groupId>
         <artifactId>pitest-maven</artifactId>
-        <version>1.17.4</version>
+        <version>1.18.1</version>
         <dependencies>
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.pitest</groupId>