diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9d744f05f9c..13c66c53b16 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.3</version>
+                <version>2.4</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <appendAssemblyId>false</appendAssemblyId>
                     <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/releases/</outputDirectory>