diff --git a/playground/java/build.gradle b/playground/java/build.gradle
index 70810e8394d..27521ea4f13 100644
--- a/playground/java/build.gradle
+++ b/playground/java/build.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ repositories {
 
 dependencies {
     implementation 'io.github.cdimascio:dotenv-java:3.0.1'
-    implementation 'com.algolia:algoliasearch:4.16.0'
+    implementation 'com.algolia:algoliasearch:4.18.0'
 }
 
 group = 'com.algolia'