diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8ea051e72e..03a44db969 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ This is avoided by creating an empty directory when svn is not available.
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.ekstazi</groupId>
             <artifactId>ekstazi-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>4.4.0</version>
+            <version>5.3.0</version>
             <configuration>
               <forcefailing>true</forcefailing>
             </configuration>