diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e2015445cfffc..82d2ac3cfabc8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                     <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.3</version>
+                    <version>2.8.1</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <generateBackupPoms>false</generateBackupPoms>
                     </configuration>