diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e38388a3e..21848b949 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.hm.hafner</groupId>
     <artifactId>codingstyle-pom</artifactId>
-    <version>4.15.0</version>
+    <version>4.16.0</version>
     <relativePath />
   </parent>