diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d918e44c..25cb014b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.13</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
     <flatten-maven-plugin.version>1.5.0</flatten-maven-plugin.version>
     <spotless-maven-plugin.version>2.39.0</spotless-maven-plugin.version>
-    <versions-maven-plugin.version>2.16.0</versions-maven-plugin.version>
+    <versions-maven-plugin.version>2.16.1</versions-maven-plugin.version>
   </properties>
 
   <scm>