diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4938277ea4..bedc230108 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1204,7 +1204,7 @@
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-ear-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.3.1</version>
+                    <version>3.1.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-ejb-plugin</artifactId>