diff --git a/core-profile-tck/tck-dist/pom.xml b/core-profile-tck/tck-dist/pom.xml
index 6590e83705..f4b21bd0a8 100644
--- a/core-profile-tck/tck-dist/pom.xml
+++ b/core-profile-tck/tck-dist/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <asciidoctor.maven.plugin.version>3.1.0</asciidoctor.maven.plugin.version>
-        <asciidoctorj.pdf.version>2.3.18</asciidoctorj.pdf.version>
+        <asciidoctorj.pdf.version>2.3.19</asciidoctorj.pdf.version>
         <asciidoctorj.version>3.0.0</asciidoctorj.version>
         <guide.name>core-profile-tck-reference-guide</guide.name>
         <revnumber>11.0</revnumber>
diff --git a/user_guides/parent/pom.xml b/user_guides/parent/pom.xml
index c65becf9b1..0f620f13b1 100644
--- a/user_guides/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/user_guides/parent/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     <properties>
         <asciidoctorj.diagram.version>2.3.0</asciidoctorj.diagram.version>
         <asciidoctorj.maven.plugin.version>3.1.0</asciidoctorj.maven.plugin.version>
-        <asciidoctorj.pdf.version>2.3.13</asciidoctorj.pdf.version>
+        <asciidoctorj.pdf.version>2.3.19</asciidoctorj.pdf.version>
 
         <!-- plugin versions -->
         <asciidoctorj.version>2.5.11</asciidoctorj.version>