diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fc4c970c5..5781dc0a9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
         <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.13</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
         <properties-maven-plugin.version>1.2.0</properties-maven-plugin.version>
         <sonar-maven-plugin.version>3.10.0.2594</sonar-maven-plugin.version>
-        <versions-maven-plugin.version>2.16.0</versions-maven-plugin.version>
+        <versions-maven-plugin.version>2.16.1</versions-maven-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
     <scm>