diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6f965dc..987f712 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>buildnumber-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.1</version>
+                <version>1.4</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>buildnumber</id>