diff --git a/appengine/helloworld-new-plugins/pom.xml b/appengine/helloworld-new-plugins/pom.xml
index f3d174ba965..ffad103d66a 100644
--- a/appengine/helloworld-new-plugins/pom.xml
+++ b/appengine/helloworld-new-plugins/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Copyright 2015 Google Inc.
       <plugin>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud.tools</groupId>
         <artifactId>appengine-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>0.1.2</version>
+        <version>1.3.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <!-- dev appserver configuration (standard environment only) -->
           <!--