diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9c73fbe8..81366e6f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 						<artifactId>animal-sniffer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>1.14</version>
+						<version>1.16</version>
 						<configuration>
 							<signature>
 								<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.signature</groupId>