diff --git a/ear/src/plugin-test/project.xml b/ear/src/plugin-test/project.xml
index 9d024947..e84e833c 100644
--- a/ear/src/plugin-test/project.xml
+++ b/ear/src/plugin-test/project.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-j2ee-plugin</artifactId>
-      <version>1.3</version>
+      <version>1.4</version>
       <type>plugin</type>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>