diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cd83b3746..efd1fd39d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@
             <plugin>
                  <groupId>org.gaul</groupId>
                  <artifactId>modernizer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                 <version>2.6.0</version>
+                 <version>3.4.0</version>
                  <configuration>
                      <javaVersion>${maven.compiler.release}</javaVersion>
                  </configuration>