diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 3c371f58a41..db8d5631c18 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ subprojects {
         mockitoVersion = '4.11.0'
         hamcrestVersion = '3.0'
         xmlbeansVersion = '5.2.1'
-        batikVersion = '1.17'
+        batikVersion = '1.18'
         graphics2dVersion = '3.0.2'
         pdfboxVersion = '3.0.3'
         saxonVersion = '12.5'
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index bb4075a2c09..3796643f9a0 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -305,26 +305,26 @@ under the License.
 
     <!-- svg/batik/pdf libs - not part of the distribution - move batik to its own directory because of JPMS module-path issues -->
     <dependency prefix="svg.xml-apis-ext" artifact="xml-apis:xml-apis-ext:1.3.04" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
-    <dependency prefix="svg.xmlgraphics-commons" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:xmlgraphics-commons:2.7" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
-    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-anim" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-anim:1.17" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
-    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-awt-util" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-awt-util:1.17" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
-    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-bridge" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-bridge:1.17" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
-    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-codec" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-codec:1.17" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
-    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-constants" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-constants:1.17" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
-    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-css" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-css:1.17" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
-    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-dom" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-dom:1.17" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
-    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-ext" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-ext:1.17" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
-    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-gvt" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-gvt:1.17" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
-    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-i18n" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-i18n:1.17" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
-    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-parser" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-parser:1.17" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
-    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-script" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-script:1.17" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
-    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-shared-resources" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-shared-resources:1.17" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
-    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-svg-dom" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-svg-dom:1.17" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
-    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-svggen" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-svggen:1.17" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
-    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-svgrasterizer" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-svgrasterizer:1.17" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
-    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-transcoder" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-transcoder:1.17" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
-    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-util" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-util:1.17" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
-    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-xml" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-xml:1.17" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
+    <dependency prefix="svg.xmlgraphics-commons" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:xmlgraphics-commons:2.9" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
+    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-anim" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-anim:1.18" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
+    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-awt-util" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-awt-util:1.18" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
+    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-bridge" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-bridge:1.18" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
+    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-codec" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-codec:1.18" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
+    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-constants" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-constants:1.18" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
+    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-css" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-css:1.18" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
+    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-dom" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-dom:1.18" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
+    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-ext" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-ext:1.18" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
+    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-gvt" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-gvt:1.18" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
+    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-i18n" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-i18n:1.18" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
+    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-parser" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-parser:1.18" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
+    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-script" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-script:1.18" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
+    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-shared-resources" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-shared-resources:1.18" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
+    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-svg-dom" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-svg-dom:1.18" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
+    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-svggen" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-svggen:1.18" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
+    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-svgrasterizer" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-svgrasterizer:1.18" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
+    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-transcoder" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-transcoder:1.18" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
+    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-util" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-util:1.18" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
+    <dependency prefix="svg.batik-xml" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-xml:1.18" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
     <dependency prefix="pdf.pdfbox" artifact="org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox:3.0.3" usage="ooxml-provided"/>
     <dependency prefix="pdf.pdfbox.io" artifact="org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox-io:3.0.3" usage="ooxml-provided"/>
     <dependency prefix="pdf.fontbox" artifact="org.apache.pdfbox:fontbox:3.0.3" usage="ooxml-provided"/>