diff --git a/xmlgraphics-fop-pom-template.pom b/xmlgraphics-fop-pom-template.pom
index ffa7331..2db7930 100644
--- a/xmlgraphics-fop-pom-template.pom
+++ b/xmlgraphics-fop-pom-template.pom
@@ -75,32 +75,32 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>
       <artifactId>xmlgraphics-commons</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5</version>
+      <version>2.0.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>
       <artifactId>batik-svg-dom</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7</version>
+      <version>1.8</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>
       <artifactId>batik-bridge</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7</version>
+      <version>1.8</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>
       <artifactId>batik-awt-util</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7</version>
+      <version>1.8</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>
       <artifactId>batik-gvt</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7</version>
+      <version>1.8</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>
       <artifactId>batik-transcoder</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7</version>
+      <version>1.8</version>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
           <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>
@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>
       <artifactId>batik-extension</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7</version>
+      <version>1.8</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>
       <artifactId>batik-ext</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7</version>
+      <version>1.8</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- other dependencies -->
     <dependency>