diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ddbb9e8..cfa0a3d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.gaul</groupId>
         <artifactId>modernizer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0</version>
+        <version>1.7.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>modernizer</id>