diff --git a/orcid-core/pom.xml b/orcid-core/pom.xml
index b3add893fe5..d2e35a4351c 100644
--- a/orcid-core/pom.xml
+++ b/orcid-core/pom.xml
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.activemq</groupId>
             <artifactId>activemq-broker</artifactId>
-            <version>5.13.3</version>
+            <version>5.18.5</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- citeproc support -->