diff --git a/modules/samples/java_first_jaxws/pom.xml b/modules/samples/java_first_jaxws/pom.xml
index 9dc4769a19..aeabcc07e3 100644
--- a/modules/samples/java_first_jaxws/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/samples/java_first_jaxws/pom.xml
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
                      using the following command: mvn cargo:start -->
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.cargo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>cargo-maven2-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.8.5</version>
+                <version>1.9.0</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>