diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b3cf239..03cda2f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
         <junit.version>4.11</junit.version>
         <assertj.version>1.7.1</assertj.version>
         <mockito.version>1.8.5</mockito.version>
-        <powermock.version>1.5</powermock.version>
+        <powermock.version>1.7.4</powermock.version>
         <slf4j.version>1.7.30</slf4j.version>
         <guice.version>4.2.3</guice.version>
         <reflections.version>0.9.11</reflections.version>