diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a18e6f696..6a9916961 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.asciidoctor</groupId>
             <artifactId>asciidoctorj</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5.11</version>
+            <version>2.5.12</version>
           </dependency>
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.freemarker</groupId>