diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 36796f0a9..51f3b4a70 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
         <maven-surefire-plugin-version>3.5.0</maven-surefire-plugin-version>
         <maven-remote-resources-plugin-version>3.3.0</maven-remote-resources-plugin-version>
         <maven-failsafe-plugin-version>3.5.0</maven-failsafe-plugin-version>
-        <versions-maven-plugin-version>2.17.1</versions-maven-plugin-version>
+        <versions-maven-plugin-version>2.18.0</versions-maven-plugin-version>
         <directory-maven-plugin-version>1.0</directory-maven-plugin-version>
         <exec-maven-plugin-version>3.4.1</exec-maven-plugin-version>
         <mycila-license-version>4.6</mycila-license-version>