diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0d04a4feaf79a5605ef9fe4459118d0eca2c3474..74784600108a07cca2e6d6528f3d2589018bca04 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -239,8 +239,8 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.jvnet.updatecenter2</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-makepkgs-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>0.3</version>
-         </plugin>
+          <version>0.5.1</version>
+        </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>