diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a04a0e8..3315202 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
       <!-- plugin versions -->
       <antrun.plugin.version>3.0.0</antrun.plugin.version>
       <archetype.plugin.version>3.2.0</archetype.plugin.version>
-      <assembly.plugin.version>3.3.0</assembly.plugin.version>
+      <assembly.plugin.version>3.7.1</assembly.plugin.version>
       <build.helper.plugin.version>3.5.0</build.helper.plugin.version>
       <buildnumber.plugin.version>3.2.0</buildnumber.plugin.version>
       <bundle.plugin.version>5.1.9</bundle.plugin.version>