diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 327ee314e..513b47203 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-changes-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1</version>
+        <version>2.3</version>
         <configuration>
           <xmlPath>${basedir}/src/site/xdoc/changes.xml</xmlPath>
           <issueLinkTemplatePerSystem>