diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1a55571a..ba386314 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
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@@ -1536,9 +1536,9 @@
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@@ -10500,9 +10500,9 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jambonz/speech-utils/-/speech-utils-0.1.18.tgz",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 73b3d135..2a9fc867 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
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     "@jambonz/realtimedb-helpers": "^0.8.8",
-    "@jambonz/speech-utils": "^0.1.17",
+    "@jambonz/speech-utils": "^0.1.18",
     "@jambonz/stats-collector": "^0.1.10",
     "@jambonz/time-series": "^0.2.9",
     "@jambonz/verb-specifications": "^0.0.81",