diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d1b192f3c28bc..28c3025232386 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ under the License.
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 						<artifactId>xml-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>1.1.0</version>
+						<version>1.2.0</version>
 						<executions>
 							<execution>
 								<phase>verify</phase>