diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2bfd5924..4261068f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.pitest</groupId>
                     <artifactId>pitest-maven</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.16.0</version>
+                    <version>1.16.1</version>
                     <dependencies>
                         <dependency>
                             <groupId>org.pitest</groupId>