diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bed5b8d..41218fa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # external-task-retry-aspect
 [![](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/de.viadee.bpm.camunda/external-task-retry-aspect-spring-boot-starter)](https://search.maven.org/artifact/de.viadee.bpm.camunda/external-task-retry-aspect-spring-boot-starter)
 ![GitHub tag (latest by date)](https://img.shields.io/github/v/tag/viadee/external-task-retry-aspect)
-[![](https://img.shields.io/badge/External%20Task%20Handler-7.17.0-orange.svg)](https://docs.camunda.org/manual/7.17/user-guide/ext-client/spring-boot-starter)
+[![](https://img.shields.io/badge/External%20Task%20Handler-7.18.0-orange.svg)](https://docs.camunda.org/manual/7.18/user-guide/ext-client/spring-boot-starter)
 ![GitHub Workflow Status](https://img.shields.io/github/workflow/status/viadee/external-task-retry-aspect/Java%20CI)
 [![](https://img.shields.io/github/issues/viadee/external-task-retry-aspect)](https://github.com/viadee/external-task-retry-aspect/issues)
 [![](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/viadee/external-task-retry-aspect)](https://github.com/viadee/external-task-retry-aspect/stargazers)
@@ -150,11 +150,12 @@ use a newer version of the Retry-Aspect in combination with an older version of
 any issue, please feel free to contact me.
 
 | Retry-Aspect | External-Task-Client | Spring Boot |  
-|-------------:| ---: |------------:|
-|        1.2.x | 7.15.0 |       2.5.x |
-|        1.3.x | 7.16.0 |       2.6.x |
-|        1.4.x | 7.17.0 |       2.6.x |
-|        1.4.2 | 7.17.0 |       2.7.x |
+|-------------:|---------------------:|------------:|
+|        1.2.x |               7.15.0 |       2.5.x |
+|        1.3.x |               7.16.0 |       2.6.x |
+|        1.4.x |               7.17.0 |       2.6.x |
+|        1.4.2 |               7.17.0 |       2.7.x |
+|        1.5.x |               7.18.0 |       2.7.x |
 
 ## 🤹 Collaboration
 This tool was build by viadee Unternehmensberatung AG. If you are interested to find out what 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a91e579..f3186df 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <description>This tool helps to control the retry-behaviour in external-task-handlers
         based on the official java-client provided by Camunda BPM
     </description>
-    <version>1.4.2</version>
+    <version>1.5.0</version>
     <inceptionYear>2021</inceptionYear>
 
     <organization>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
         <!-- versions -->
         <spring-boot.version>2.7.4</spring-boot.version>
-        <external-task-client.version>7.17.0</external-task-client.version>
+        <external-task-client.version>7.18.0</external-task-client.version>
         <commons-lang3.version>3.11</commons-lang3.version>
         <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>
         <mockito.version>4.8.0</mockito.version>