diff --git a/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml b/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
index 40321785d..902c909fc 100644
--- a/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
@@ -237,8 +237,11 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>cobertura-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.5.2</version>
+                <version>2.6</version>
                 <configuration>
+                    <instrumentation>
+                        <ignoreTrivial>true</ignoreTrivial>
+                    </instrumentation>
                     <check>
                         <branchRate>85</branchRate>
                         <lineRate>85</lineRate>
@@ -270,11 +273,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
                 <version>2.16</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <systemProperties>
-                        <property>
-                            <name>net.sourceforge.cobertura.datafile</name>
-                            <value>${project.build.directory}/cobertura/cobertura.ser</value>
-                            <workingDirectory>target</workingDirectory>
-                        </property>
                         <property>
                             <name>data.directory</name>
                             <value>${project.build.directory}/dependency-check-data</value>
@@ -356,7 +354,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
                         <plugin>
                             <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                             <artifactId>cobertura-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                            <version>2.5.2</version>
+                            <version>2.6</version>
                         </plugin>
                         <plugin>
                             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
diff --git a/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml b/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml
index 13ab6f3bd..3d4f1e0f9 100644
--- a/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml
@@ -77,8 +77,11 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>cobertura-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.5.2</version>
+                <version>2.6</version>
                 <configuration>
+                    <instrumentation>
+                        <ignoreTrivial>true</ignoreTrivial>
+                    </instrumentation>
                     <check>
                         <branchRate>85</branchRate>
                         <lineRate>85</lineRate>
@@ -115,11 +118,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
                 <version>2.16</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <systemProperties>
-                        <property>
-                            <name>net.sourceforge.cobertura.datafile</name>
-                            <value>${project.build.directory}/cobertura/cobertura.ser</value>
-                            <workingDirectory>target</workingDirectory>
-                        </property>
                         <property>
                             <name>cpe</name>
                             <value>data/cpe</value>
@@ -206,7 +204,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
                         <plugin>
                             <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                             <artifactId>cobertura-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                            <version>2.5.2</version>
+                            <version>2.6</version>
                         </plugin>
                         <plugin>
                             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
diff --git a/dependency-check-core/pom.xml b/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
index 48f7965a9..49767ea79 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
                 <version>2.6</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <instrumentation>
+                        <ignoreTrivial>true</ignoreTrivial>
                         <ignores>
                             <ignore>.*\$KEYS\.class</ignore>
                             <ignore>.*\$Element\.class</ignore>
diff --git a/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml b/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
index 4266a44ff..3a7b11ae5 100644
--- a/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
                         <plugin>
                             <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                             <artifactId>cobertura-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                            <version>2.5.2</version>
+                            <version>2.6</version>
                         </plugin>
                         <plugin>
                             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>