diff --git a/project/pom.xml b/project/pom.xml
index 0fe78c4244..1543074aad 100644
--- a/project/pom.xml
+++ b/project/pom.xml
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.gaul</groupId>
         <artifactId>modernizer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0</version>
         <!-- configuration and dependencies set via profiles -->
         <executions>
           <execution>