diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a9e8330f5..f2d2f8f92 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   </scm>  
 
   <properties>
-    <latest.stable.version>1.7.30</latest.stable.version>
+    <latest.stable.version>1.7.31</latest.stable.version>
     <!-- java.util.ServiceLoader requires Java 6 -->
     <jdk.version>8</jdk.version>
     <maven.compiler.source>${jdk.version}</maven.compiler.source>