diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 606eda39ef..cf3ae4b25b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                     <artifactId>animal-sniffer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.19</version>
+                    <version>1.20</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>