diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a4d26cd..d6d4474 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>com.googlecode.maven-download-plugin</groupId>
         <artifactId>download-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.9.0</version>
+        <version>1.11.3</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>download-ontology</id>