diff --git a/feign-reactor-benchmarks/pom.xml b/feign-reactor-benchmarks/pom.xml
index ad61f4b1..4419d793 100644
--- a/feign-reactor-benchmarks/pom.xml
+++ b/feign-reactor-benchmarks/pom.xml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.skife.maven</groupId>
                 <artifactId>really-executable-jar-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.5.0</version>
+                <version>2.1.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <programFile>benchmark</programFile>
                 </configuration>