diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d5a38325d..08ae9e409 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.8.1</version>
+                <version>2.16.0</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>