diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d7efebf3..d33bdf0d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>com.coveo</groupId>
           <artifactId>fmt-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.12</version>
+          <version>2.9</version>
           <configuration>
             <style>google</style>
             <verbose>true</verbose>