diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 823c08a2c..8440bf332 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@
           <!-- Creates the binary and source distributions -->
           <plugin>
             <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5.4</version>
+            <version>2.5.5</version>
             <configuration>
               <descriptors>
                 <descriptor>config/assembly-bin.xml</descriptor>