diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index caf581db0c..3f499f7d47 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1318,7 +1318,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.gaul</groupId>
                     <artifactId>modernizer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.6.0</version>
+                    <version>2.7.0</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <exclusionPatterns>
                             <!-- The plugin suggests replacing usages of