diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 97e9e9a..080bca9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@
 
             <properties>
                 <asciidoctor.maven.plugin.version>2.2.2</asciidoctor.maven.plugin.version>
-                <asciidoctorj.version>2.5.5</asciidoctorj.version>
+                <asciidoctorj.version>2.5.7</asciidoctorj.version>
                 <asciidoctorj.diagram.version>2.2.3</asciidoctorj.diagram.version>
                 <jruby.version>9.3.4.0</jruby.version>
             </properties>