diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8e98d404..a1587247 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1262,7 +1262,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.gaul</groupId>
             <artifactId>modernizer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.9.0</version>
+            <version>2.4.0</version>
             <configuration>
               <javaVersion>1.8</javaVersion>
             </configuration>