diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d5cd1c67..5b568435 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.palantir.gradle.externalpublish:gradle-external-publish-plugin:1.17.0'
+        classpath 'com.palantir.gradle.externalpublish:gradle-external-publish-plugin:1.18.0'
         classpath 'com.palantir.gradle.failure-reports:gradle-failure-reports:1.12.0'
         classpath 'com.palantir.gradle.gitversion:gradle-git-version:3.1.0'
     }