diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5ef49b6..8987da1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>nl.jqno.equalsverifier</groupId>
         <artifactId>equalsverifier</artifactId>
-        <version>3.17.5</version>
+        <version>3.18</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>