diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0b668e5de..b772cd6d6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>au.com.acegi</groupId>
                     <artifactId>xml-format-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.3.1</version>
+                    <version>4.0.1</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.antlr</groupId>