diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b88c29f4..9f601a51 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>animal-sniffer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.20</version>
+        <version>1.21</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>java8</id>