diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 057834f37..8f371c0f4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>io.fabric8</groupId>
             <artifactId>docker-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>0.38.0</version>
+            <version>0.40.3</version>
             <configuration>
               <verbose>true</verbose>
               <images>