diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ea47bf1eb1..0dda8addf3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     <wagonVersion>1.0-beta-6</wagonVersion>
     <securityDispatcherVersion>1.3</securityDispatcherVersion>
     <cipherVersion>1.4</cipherVersion>
-    <modelloVersion>1.2</modelloVersion>
+    <modelloVersion>1.3</modelloVersion>
     <jxpathVersion>1.3</jxpathVersion>
     <maven.test.redirectTestOutputToFile>true</maven.test.redirectTestOutputToFile>
   </properties>