diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 04126d8c09..9d93d52328 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.4</version>
+          <version>2.5.1</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>