diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c12f1ae5..154adceb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.sling</groupId>
                 <artifactId>slingfeature-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.7.4</version>
+                <version>1.8.0</version>
                 <extensions>true</extensions>
                 <configuration>
                     <replacePropertyVariables>asm.version,jackrabbit.version,groovy.version,oak.version,slf4j.version,composum.nodes.version,jackson.version</replacePropertyVariables>