diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 482fdebf9e..93a7f08a49 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ buildscript {
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlinVersion"
-        classpath "io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt:detekt-gradle-plugin:1.17.1"
+        classpath "io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt:detekt-gradle-plugin:1.18.0"
         classpath "com.project.starter:easylauncher:4.0.0"
     }
 }