diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1848170fbc49..377d032614bd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                     <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.7</version>
+                    <version>2.12.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>