diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4568fb06a3..ac777de908 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>sonia.scm.maven</groupId>
           <artifactId>smp-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>1.3.0</version>
+          <version>1.4.0</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>