diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 58e18e259..3a7b6fa41 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     <findbugs.version>1.3.2</findbugs.version>
     <slf4j.version>1.6.1</slf4j.version>
     <surefire.version>2.18</surefire.version>
-    <animal-sniffer.version>1.14</animal-sniffer.version>
+    <animal-sniffer.version>1.18</animal-sniffer.version>
 
     <jdo.version>3.0.1</jdo.version>
     <morphia.version>1.3.2</morphia.version>
@@ -455,8 +455,8 @@
         <configuration>
           <signature>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.signature</groupId>
-            <artifactId>java16</artifactId>
-            <version>1.1</version>
+            <artifactId>java18</artifactId>
+            <version>1.0</version>
           </signature>
         </configuration>
         <executions>