diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7bfb9927..6e8801fa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1352,7 +1352,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.gaul</groupId>
                     <artifactId>modernizer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.8.0</version>
+                    <version>2.9.0</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <exclusionPatterns>
                             <!-- The plugin suggests replacing usages of