diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 69412bd4..4a2d213f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ under the License.
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>animal-sniffer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.18</version>
+        <version>1.19</version>
         <configuration>
           <signature>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.signature</groupId>