diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 47075fc2..77ccdc79 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>jdepend-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0</version>
+        <version>2.1</version>
       </plugin>
       <!-- cobertura plugin  not working as newer JDKs do not have tools.jar
       <plugin>