diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 28ea875b5..dd8d38d23 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <!-- Shared properties with plugins and version numbers across submodules-->
-    <asciidoctorj.version>2.5.3</asciidoctorj.version>
+    <asciidoctorj.version>2.5.10</asciidoctorj.version>
     <!-- Upgrading needs UI work in WebWolf -->
     <bootstrap.version>3.3.7</bootstrap.version>
     <cglib.version>3.3.0</cglib.version>