diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3f8c44148..a49ebd5c3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.pitest</groupId>
                     <artifactId>pitest-maven</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.6.8</version>
+                    <version>1.7.2</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>