diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8fbdb25e8..671c83680 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>animal-sniffer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.24</version>
+        <version>1.26</version>
         <configuration>
           <signature>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.signature</groupId>