diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5df0b4e3f4..573303557f 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ subprojects {
         hamcrestVersion = '2.2'
         xmlbeansVersion = '5.1.1'
         batikVersion = '1.16'
-        graphics2dVersion = '0.42'
+        graphics2dVersion = '0.43'
         pdfboxVersion = '2.0.28'
         saxonVersion = '11.5'
         apiGuardianVersion = '1.1.2'
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 66d1152606..7063155696 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency prefix="svg.batik-xml" artifact="org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-xml:1.16" usage="ooxml-batik"/>
     <dependency prefix="pdf.pdfbox" artifact="org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox:2.0.28" usage="ooxml-provided"/>
     <dependency prefix="pdf.fontbox" artifact="org.apache.pdfbox:fontbox:2.0.28" usage="ooxml-provided"/>
-    <dependency prefix="pdf.graphics2d" artifact="de.rototor.pdfbox:graphics2d:0.42" usage="ooxml-provided"/>
+    <dependency prefix="pdf.graphics2d" artifact="de.rototor.pdfbox:graphics2d:0.43" usage="ooxml-provided"/>
 
     <!-- jars in the ooxml-lib directory, see the fetch-ooxml-jars target-->
     <dependency prefix="ooxml.curvesapi" artifact="com.github.virtuald:curvesapi:1.07" usage="ooxml"/>