diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bb1a424e1..883c89d9a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
 					<!-- use with "mvn -DskipTests clean verify" -->
 					<groupId>com.github.siom79.japicmp</groupId>
 					<artifactId>japicmp-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>0.14.3</version>
+					<version>0.17.1</version>
 					<configuration>
 						<oldVersion>
 							<dependency>