diff --git a/appassembler-model/pom.xml b/appassembler-model/pom.xml
index 0dc50cd4..47b3bbab 100644
--- a/appassembler-model/pom.xml
+++ b/appassembler-model/pom.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.modello</groupId>
         <artifactId>modello-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.0</version>
+        <version>2.4.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <goals>