diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 830f6994..b50b8195 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 		<guides-project.version>${project.version}</guides-project.version>
 		<guides-update.phase>deploy</guides-update.phase>
 		<revision>${project.version}</revision>
-		<asciidoctorj.version>2.1.0</asciidoctorj.version>
+		<asciidoctorj.version>2.4.0</asciidoctorj.version>
 		<jruby-complete.version>9.2.7.0</jruby-complete.version>
 
 		<!-- Sonar -->