diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index bb05af6c8..084ab2974 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ buildscript {
         classpath 'com.palantir.gradle.jdkslatest:gradle-jdks-latest:0.14.0'
         classpath 'com.palantir.baseline:gradle-baseline-java:5.50.0'
         classpath 'com.palantir.gradle.consistentversions:gradle-consistent-versions:2.24.0'
-        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'
         classpath 'com.palantir.javaformat:gradle-palantir-java-format:2.50.0'