diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f58ff5c0a..d59d5d864 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1626,7 +1626,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>animal-sniffer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7</version>
+        <version>1.8</version>
         <configuration>
           <signature>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.signature</groupId>