diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4a3dbbdf..ea838550 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 				<!-- Java EE 6 doesn't require web.xml, Maven needs to catch up! -->
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.4</version>
+				<version>3.3.1</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
 				</configuration>