diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 967e56663..f3b80fcd7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
     </scm>
 
     <properties>
-        <powermock.version>1.6.3</powermock.version>
+        <powermock.version>1.7.4</powermock.version>
         <jenkins.version>1.651.3</jenkins.version>
     </properties>