diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 146be61c..3aa3eaec 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
   </modules>
 
   <properties>
-    <auto-matter.version>0.25.3</auto-matter.version>
+    <auto-matter.version>0.26.0</auto-matter.version>
     <!-- cobertura format needs to be xml for coveralls integration, but allow it to be specified
     as a property so it can be overridden to use html for anyone who wants to generate cobertura
     themselves from command-line -->