diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8c63994..3a7dc63 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.gaul</groupId>
         <artifactId>modernizer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.0</version>
+        <version>3.1.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <javaVersion>${targetJdk}</javaVersion>
         </configuration>