diff --git a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
index 6246f05ad58..688253ab372 100644
--- a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -2494,7 +2494,7 @@
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>2.5</version>
+					<version>2.6</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>