diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1f8f9cf..85f8c88 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         <lombok.version>1.18.12</lombok.version>
         <junit.version>4.13</junit.version>
         <openhtml.version>1.0.3</openhtml.version>
-        <commonmark.version>0.15.1</commonmark.version>
+        <commonmark.version>0.16.1</commonmark.version>
         <commons.cli.version>1.4</commons.cli.version>
     </properties>