diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2c67c721..bbb8fa80 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.modello</groupId>
           <artifactId>modello-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>1.7</version>
+          <version>2.1.2</version>
           <configuration>
             <!-- cause issue with datamanagement module -->
             <useJava5>false</useJava5>