diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 924960a..fdfbdd4 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "require": {
         "php": ">=5.3.2",
         "symfony/framework-bundle": "~2.6|~3.0",
-        "phpoffice/phpexcel": "~1.8.0"
+        "phpoffice/phpexcel": "~1.8.1"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "phpunit/phpunit": "~4.6",