diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9ef48ebc8b7..fb61f9b337d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>com.googlecode.maven-download-plugin</groupId>
           <artifactId>download-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>1.6.8</version>
+          <version>1.7.1</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>