diff --git a/modernizer-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/modernizer-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 82cb021..dcdbb33 100644
--- a/modernizer-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/modernizer-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>joda-time</groupId>
       <artifactId>joda-time</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.1</version>
+      <version>2.12.5</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>