diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a2c0ff8b..de476cc4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.pitest</groupId>
           <artifactId>pitest-maven</artifactId>
-          <version>1.17.4</version>
+          <version>1.21.0</version>
           <configuration>
             <avoidCallsTo>
               <avoidCallsTo>java.security.SecureRandom</avoidCallsTo>