diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 766a675..87ea513 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.15.0</version>
+                <version>2.16.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <rulesUri>file://${session.executionRootDirectory}/versions-rules.xml</rulesUri>
                 </configuration>