diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1bec6f7..495dab5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ under the License.
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.modello</groupId>
           <artifactId>modello-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.3.0</version>
+          <version>2.4.0</version>
         </plugin>
         <!-- site publishing configuration -->
         <plugin>