diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3b56adaf11..85d9340c11 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
             <plugin><!-- run unit test in src/test/java -->
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.gmavenplus</groupId>
                 <artifactId>gmavenplus-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.2</version>
+                <version>4.0.1</version>
                 <!-- version specified in grandparent pom -->
                 <executions>
                     <execution>