diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 32d276b7..dc5d9ef9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.12.0</version>
+                <version>2.16.2</version>
             </plugin>
 
             <plugin>