diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1f1f34eb7f..edfe22bfac 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@
         <log4j2.version>2.14.0</log4j2.version>
         <maven.archiver.version>3.0.2</maven.archiver.version>
         <maven.version>3.3.9</maven.version>
-        <maven.plugin.descriptor.version>2.0.7</maven.plugin.descriptor.version>
+        <maven.plugin.descriptor.version>2.2.1</maven.plugin.descriptor.version>
         <plexus.classworlds.version>2.6.0</plexus.classworlds.version>
         <plexus.utils.version>3.3.0</plexus.utils.version>
         <rhino.version>1.6R7</rhino.version>