diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c77bd16931..31d3bc72f1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1648,7 +1648,7 @@ $${type_declaration}</template></templates>]]></value>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>tidy-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.3.0</version>
+                <version>1.4.0</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <goals>