diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 195b8863aa..58da6009b4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ Additionally it includes CPD, the copy-paste-detector. CPD finds duplicated code
                 <plugin>
                       <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
                       <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                      <version>0.7.9</version>
+                      <version>0.8.1</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <!--This plugin's configuration is used to store Eclipse
                     m2e settings only. It has no influence on the Maven build itself. -->