diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 49b473c..b243f2f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.rascalmpl</groupId>
             <artifactId>rascal</artifactId>
-            <version>0.40.4</version>
+            <version>0.40.6</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.rascalmpl</groupId>
                 <artifactId>rascal-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>0.27.5</version>
+                <version>0.28.0-RC1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <errorsAsWarnings>false</errorsAsWarnings>
                     <bin>${project.build.outputDirectory}</bin>