diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index cb7dd81..17e370b 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "type": "project",
   "require": {
     "php": ">=8.1",
-    "deeplcom/deepl-php": "^1.12",
+    "deeplcom/deepl-php": "^1.18",
     "longman/telegram-bot": "*",
     "lucadevelop/telegram-entities-decoder": "^1.3"
   },
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 5b53f76..71e2575 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -4,20 +4,20 @@
         "Read more about it at https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md#installing-dependencies",
         "This file is @generated automatically"
     ],
-    "content-hash": "ddef5561d74db6ff0a26bdf886e71bd0",
+    "content-hash": "85f6371654752b457d71015fa200e9a6",
     "packages": [
         {
             "name": "deeplcom/deepl-php",
-            "version": "v1.12.0",
+            "version": "v1.18.0",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/DeepLcom/deepl-php.git",
-                "reference": "b9a7e0385d27a99b7756ebf95e953785b90e8161"
+                "reference": "ca53d6e6907a71c47729ab160f0bbcbc059bed02"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/DeepLcom/deepl-php/zipball/b9a7e0385d27a99b7756ebf95e953785b90e8161",
-                "reference": "b9a7e0385d27a99b7756ebf95e953785b90e8161",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/DeepLcom/deepl-php/zipball/ca53d6e6907a71c47729ab160f0bbcbc059bed02",
+                "reference": "ca53d6e6907a71c47729ab160f0bbcbc059bed02",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@
             ],
             "support": {
                 "issues": "https://github.com/DeepLcom/deepl-php/issues",
-                "source": "https://github.com/DeepLcom/deepl-php/tree/v1.12.0"
+                "source": "https://github.com/DeepLcom/deepl-php/tree/v1.18.0"
             },
-            "time": "2025-04-25T20:00:25+00:00"
+            "time": "2026-04-09T17:49:42+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "guzzlehttp/guzzle",
diff --git a/src/Commands/GenericmessageCommand.php b/src/Commands/GenericmessageCommand.php
index fc5b981..419e08c 100644
--- a/src/Commands/GenericmessageCommand.php
+++ b/src/Commands/GenericmessageCommand.php
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ class GenericmessageCommand extends SystemCommand
         ];
         if ($htmlMode) {
             $deeplOptions[TranslateTextOptions::TAG_HANDLING] = 'html';
+            $deeplOptions[TranslateTextOptions::TAG_HANDLING_VERSION] = 'v2';
         }
         if (isset($deepl_glossary_id)) {
             $deeplOptions[TranslateTextOptions::GLOSSARY] = $deepl_glossary_id;
@@ -85,15 +86,12 @@ class GenericmessageCommand extends SystemCommand
         try {
             if ($htmlMode) {
                 $text = (new EntityDecoder('HTML'))->decode(json_decode($message->toJson()));
-                // $text = str_replace("\n", '<br />', $text);
             }
             $translated = $this->translator->translateText($text, $sourceLang, $targetLang, $deeplOptions);
             $translated = $translated->text;
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            return $this->replyToChat(get_class($e) . ': ' . $e->getMessage()); // ?? var_export($e, true)
+            return $this->replyToChat(get_class($e) . ': ' . $e->getMessage());
         }
-        $translated = str_replace('&lt;BR /&gt;', "\n", $translated);
-        // $translated = str_replace('<br />', "\n", $translated);
 
         $forwardedFrom = $message->getForwardFrom();
         if ($forwardedFrom) {