diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 79dcc376d..a29950eef 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@
     <spotbugs.plugin>4.8.6.6</spotbugs.plugin>
     <surefire.plugin>3.5.2</surefire.plugin>
     <taglist.plugin>3.2.1</taglist.plugin>
-    <versions.plugin>2.17.1</versions.plugin>
+    <versions.plugin>2.18.0</versions.plugin>
     <whitespace.plugin>1.4.0</whitespace.plugin>
 
     <!-- OSGi configuration properties -->