diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fdab3731d9..f6a0e537f8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
 					     a `mvn test-compile` invocation -->
 					<groupId>org.pitest</groupId>
 					<artifactId>pitest-maven</artifactId>
-					<version>1.16.2</version>
+					<version>1.16.3</version>
 					<configuration>
 						<timestampedReports>false</timestampedReports>
 						<exportLineCoverage>true</exportLineCoverage>