diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0430d99..484ab01 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ module github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter
 
 go 1.12
 
-require github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.7
+require github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.9
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1e7b9aa..4a94bf5 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.7 h1:Ei8KR0497xHyKJPAv59M1dkC+rOZCMBJ+t3fZ+twI54=
-github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.7/go.mod h1:H031xJmbD/WCDINGzjvQ9THkh0rPKHF+m2gUSrubnMI=
+github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.9 h1:Lm995f3rfxdpd6TSmuVCHVb/QhupuXlYr8sCI/QdE+0=
+github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.9/go.mod h1:H031xJmbD/WCDINGzjvQ9THkh0rPKHF+m2gUSrubnMI=