diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9bde65a91d0eacd83606aa7d8eb3ec6dcd893de4..61644dbd00cf10d5c830ee08f366bd5de385eaaa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
     <animal.sniffer.skip>${skipTests}</animal.sniffer.skip>
     <findbugs-maven-plugin.version>3.0.4</findbugs-maven-plugin.version>
     <findbugs.failOnError>true</findbugs.failOnError>
-    <access-modifier.version>1.11</access-modifier.version>
+    <access-modifier.version>1.12</access-modifier.version>
     <access-modifier-annotation.version>${access-modifier.version}</access-modifier-annotation.version> <!-- differing only where needed for timestamped snapshots -->
     <access-modifier-checker.version>${access-modifier.version}</access-modifier-checker.version>