diff --git a/p2-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/p2-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 82944759b7..f91bcb9fc5 100644
--- a/p2-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/p2-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.eclipse.platform</groupId>
 			<artifactId>org.eclipse.equinox.simpleconfigurator</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.300</version>
+			<version>1.5.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.eclipse.platform</groupId>