diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 304a060a6cc..30e8b8fec5d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@
                     <!-- We just declare which plugin version to use. Each project can have then its own settings -->
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.3</version>
+                    <version>2.4</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <!-- We just declare which plugin version to use. Each project can have then its own settings -->