diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 89007cc08ac..5d61b84b7c3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>net.revelc.code.formatter</groupId>
                 <artifactId>formatter-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.18.0</version>
+                <version>2.21.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <configFile>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vaadin/flow/master/eclipse/VaadinJavaConventions.xml</configFile>
                     <skipHtmlFormatting>true</skipHtmlFormatting>