diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d92e42263..0ba2b3ec0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.openmrs.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>openmrs-packager-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>1.7.0</version>
+          <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>