diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 615d67bd39..c4619a0843 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.7</version>
+                <version>2.16.1</version>
                 <reportSets>
                     <reportSet>
                         <reports>