diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 06361d2..2665b37 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.shared</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-verifier</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6</version>
+        <version>1.7.2</version>
         <exclusions>
           <exclusion>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.shared</groupId>