diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 16e570ac2..80f2c33b4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                     <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.17.1</version>
+                    <version>2.18.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <!-- Allow writing tests in Groovy: -->
                 <plugin>