diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c32d1749648..67c945adf31 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
     <checkstyle.plugin.version>3.0.0</checkstyle.plugin.version>
     <deploy.plugin.version>2.8.2</deploy.plugin.version>
     <rat.plugin.version>0.13</rat.plugin.version>
-    <pdf.plugin.version>1.2</pdf.plugin.version>
+    <pdf.plugin.version>1.5.1</pdf.plugin.version>
     <cobertura.plugin.version>2.7</cobertura.plugin.version>
     <jacoco.plugin.version>0.8.6</jacoco.plugin.version>
     <release.plugin.version>2.5.3</release.plugin.version>