diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7c7e23761..51de660ca 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.owasp</groupId>
                     <artifactId>dependency-check-maven</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.0.1</version>
+                    <version>2.1.1</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>