diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 62dc51ab72..7f87420164 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
 					<!-- `mvn sortpom:sort` to format the pom files -->
 					<groupId>com.github.ekryd.sortpom</groupId>
 					<artifactId>sortpom-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.0.1</version>
+					<version>4.0.0</version>
 					<configuration>
 						<lineSeparator>\n</lineSeparator>
 						<nrOfIndentSpace>-1</nrOfIndentSpace>