diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 668f71c9318..518d3d1c338 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
     </maven.sevntu-checkstyle-check.checkstyle.version>
     <maven.versions.plugin.version>2.8.1</maven.versions.plugin.version>
     <java.version>1.8</java.version>
-    <pitest.plugin.version>1.7.3</pitest.plugin.version>
+    <pitest.plugin.version>1.9.7</pitest.plugin.version>
     <pitest.plugin.timeout.factor>10</pitest.plugin.timeout.factor>
     <pitest.plugin.timeout.constant>50000</pitest.plugin.timeout.constant>
     <pitest.plugin.threads>4</pitest.plugin.threads>