diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 150e97e..bb5b9ef 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.ehrbase.openehr.sdk</groupId>
             <artifactId>serialisation</artifactId>
-            <version>2.17.0</version>
+            <version>2.18.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.ehrbase.openehr.sdk</groupId>