diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bb9bfb9cd5..e48022a412 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>cobertura-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.2</version>
+        <version>2.7</version>
         <configuration>
           <formats>
             <format>html</format>