diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/java-basic-annotations-jdk8/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/java-basic-annotations-jdk8/pom.xml
index f249836..2c5dd7f 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/java-basic-annotations-jdk8/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/java-basic-annotations-jdk8/pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ under the License.
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.4</version>
+          <version>3.1</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>