diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 440a99db5b..bfee1ae481 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.cargo</groupId>
           <artifactId>cargo-maven2-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>1.8.5</version>
+          <version>1.9.0</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
diff --git a/tobago-example/tobago-example-demo/pom.xml b/tobago-example/tobago-example-demo/pom.xml
index aa20ac22cb..a220810338 100644
--- a/tobago-example/tobago-example-demo/pom.xml
+++ b/tobago-example/tobago-example-demo/pom.xml
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.cargo</groupId>
             <artifactId>cargo-maven2-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8.5</version>
+            <version>1.9.0</version>
             <configuration>
               <container>
                 <containerId>tomcat7x</containerId>
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.cargo</groupId>
             <artifactId>cargo-maven2-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8.5</version>
+            <version>1.9.0</version>
             <configuration>
               <container>
                 <containerId>tomcat8x</containerId>