diff --git a/samples/native-image-sample/pom.xml b/samples/native-image-sample/pom.xml
index 5ad825dd5..ba312e743 100644
--- a/samples/native-image-sample/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/native-image-sample/pom.xml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.graalvm.buildtools</groupId>
             <artifactId>native-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>0.9.17</version>
+            <version>0.9.18</version>
             <extensions>true</extensions>
             <configuration>
               <mainClass>pubsub.NativeImagePubSubSample