diff --git a/janusgraph-dist/pom.xml b/janusgraph-dist/pom.xml
index 029d680df0..8f382726d2 100644
--- a/janusgraph-dist/pom.xml
+++ b/janusgraph-dist/pom.xml
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>com.googlecode.maven-download-plugin</groupId>
                 <artifactId>download-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.6.8</version>
+                <version>1.7.1</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>get-elasticsearch</id>