diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1a3aac9ac..62b66b55e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>animal-sniffer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.24</version>
+                <version>1.26</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <checkTestClasses>true</checkTestClasses>
                     <signature>