diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2cea2f51..9087e98d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.gaul</groupId>
                     <artifactId>modernizer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.1.0</version>
+                    <version>3.1.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>