diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4db9fcd80d4..defa19f606a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>au.com.acegi</groupId>
           <artifactId>xml-format-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.3.1</version>
+          <version>4.1.0</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>