diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 84d4ac63b..ad67c03f1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@
             <plugin>
                  <groupId>org.gaul</groupId>
                  <artifactId>modernizer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                 <version>2.6.0</version>
+                 <version>2.9.0</version>
                  <configuration>
                      <javaVersion>${maven.compiler.release}</javaVersion>
                  </configuration>