diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 40c9455..219da1e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
             <plugin>
               <groupId>org.pitest</groupId>
               <artifactId>pitest-maven</artifactId>
-              <version>1.16.1</version>
+              <version>1.16.3</version>
               <dependencies>
                 <dependency>
                   <groupId>org.pitest</groupId>