diff --git a/webgoat-container/pom.xml b/webgoat-container/pom.xml
index ea83551ce9..4f2f62b004 100644
--- a/webgoat-container/pom.xml
+++ b/webgoat-container/pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.asciidoctor</groupId>
             <artifactId>asciidoctorj</artifactId>
-            <version>2.4.3</version>
+            <version>2.5.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>