diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 2d53114e2..34cde9d2e 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.3.2</version>
+                    <version>3.1</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <source>1.6</source>
                         <target>1.6</target>
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.4</version>
+                    <version>2.8</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -347,12 +347,12 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.bsc.maven</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-processor-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.2.1</version>
+                    <version>2.2.4</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                     <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.7</version>
+                    <version>1.8</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
                     <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>0.7.0.201403182114</version>
+                    <version>0.7.1.201405082137</version>
                 </plugin>
 	            <plugin>
 	                <groupId>org.jvnet.jaxb2.maven2</groupId>