diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ff67de21..6a4e8fee 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.xspec.maven</groupId>
                 <artifactId>xspec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.0.0</version>
+                <version>3.1.3</version>
                 <dependencies>
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>net.sf.saxon</groupId>