diff --git a/cola-components/pom.xml b/cola-components/pom.xml
index 5c2e0929f..7018b1bab 100644
--- a/cola-components/pom.xml
+++ b/cola-components/pom.xml
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
                     -->
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                     <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.16.0</version>
+                    <version>2.16.2</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <rulesUri>file://${maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory}/cola-component-dto/src/versions-rules.xml</rulesUri>
                         <generateBackupPoms>false</generateBackupPoms>