diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3ac8af9c..6e99fb92 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.2</version>
+                <version>2.6</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <!-- <packagingExcludes>WEB-INF/classes/properties/config.properties</packagingExcludes> -->
                     <warName>${project.artifactId}-portlet</warName>