diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3d41403..4a713b4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
       <artifactId>camel-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.5</version>
+      <version>4.18.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>