diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3856d071..5cda5bbb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.14.2</version>
+                <version>2.16.1</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.eluder.coveralls</groupId>