diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3cf2dc0960..bcbf01e0aa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.modello</groupId>
           <artifactId>modello-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>1.8.3</version>
+          <version>1.9.1</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>