diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 30e8ed2d56a..1ab99728590 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>com.googlecode.maven-download-plugin</groupId>
           <artifactId>download-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>1.6.8</version>
+          <version>1.7.0</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>