diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9dfc444..8265467 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.gaul</groupId>
         <artifactId>modernizer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0</version>
+        <version>2.1.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>modernizer</id>