diff --git a/src/java/knet/pom.xml b/src/java/knet/pom.xml
index 9347c61fdf..aa585bf208 100644
--- a/src/java/knet/pom.xml
+++ b/src/java/knet/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.9</version>
+                <version>3.6.1</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>build-classpath</id>