diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fd9b692e71..01f799dc04 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>net.revelc.code.formatter</groupId>
 				<artifactId>formatter-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.16.0</version>
+				<version>2.29.0</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<configFile>${project.basedir}/hbase-formatter.xml</configFile>
 					<directories>