diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 585c2f89..68095c6b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         <org.assertj.version>2.1.0</org.assertj.version>
         <org.mockito.version>1.10.19</org.mockito.version>
         <com.lmax.disruptor.version>3.3.2</com.lmax.disruptor.version>
-        <org.codehaus.mojo.animal-sniffer.version>1.14</org.codehaus.mojo.animal-sniffer.version>
+        <org.codehaus.mojo.animal-sniffer.version>1.18</org.codehaus.mojo.animal-sniffer.version>
     </properties>
 
     <licenses>