diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6170a5c7e..2c9bc4a81 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -317,9 +317,13 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.4</version>
+                <version>2.5</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
+                        <phase>post-clean</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>update-properties</goal>
+                        </goals>
                         <configuration>
                             <allowSnapshots>false</allowSnapshots>
                             <excludes>
@@ -328,10 +332,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
                                 <exclude>org.apache.commons:commons-lang3</exclude>
                             </excludes>
                         </configuration>
-                        <phase>post-clean</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>update-properties</goal>
-                        </goals>
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>