diff --git a/project.xml b/project.xml
index 2471a355c6..f5a0778d8d 100644
--- a/project.xml
+++ b/project.xml
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>statcvs</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-statcvs-plugin</artifactId>
-      <version>2.5</version>
+      <version>2.7</version>
       <type>plugin</type>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>