diff --git a/spring-cloud-dataflow-apps-plugin/spring-cloud-dataflow-apps-generator-plugin/src/main/resources/template/app-pom.xml b/spring-cloud-dataflow-apps-plugin/spring-cloud-dataflow-apps-generator-plugin/src/main/resources/template/app-pom.xml
index 4065527d..3c85acf2 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-dataflow-apps-plugin/spring-cloud-dataflow-apps-generator-plugin/src/main/resources/template/app-pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-dataflow-apps-plugin/spring-cloud-dataflow-apps-generator-plugin/src/main/resources/template/app-pom.xml
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 				<artifactId>properties-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.0.0</version>
+				<version>1.2.1</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<phase>process-classes</phase>