diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index db51081a..15727629 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.17.1</version>
+        <version>2.18.0</version>
       </plugin>
       <!-- plugins inherited from parent whose version needs to be
             specified