diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3bde391d24..b08cb1bc07 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>javacc-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6</version>
+        <version>3.0.1</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>javacc</id>