diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 520cb76df..d0d08e397 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ lazy val mdoc = project
     ),
     libraryDependencies ++= List(
       "com.googlecode.java-diff-utils" % "diffutils" % "1.3.0",
-      "io.methvin" % "directory-watcher" % "0.17.3",
+      "io.methvin" % "directory-watcher" % "0.18.0",
       // live reload
       "io.undertow" % "undertow-core" % "2.2.20.Final",
       "org.jboss.xnio" % "xnio-nio" % "3.8.8.Final",