diff --git a/scrplugin/maven-scr-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scrplugin/mojo/SCRDescriptorMojo.java b/scrplugin/maven-scr-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scrplugin/mojo/SCRDescriptorMojo.java
index 557fcb8..c698835 100644
--- a/scrplugin/maven-scr-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scrplugin/mojo/SCRDescriptorMojo.java
+++ b/scrplugin/maven-scr-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scrplugin/mojo/SCRDescriptorMojo.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
      *
      * @see #checkAnnotationArtifact(Artifact)
      */
-    private static final ArtifactVersion SCR_ANN_MIN_VERSION = new DefaultArtifactVersion("1.4.0");
+    private static final ArtifactVersion SCR_ANN_MIN_VERSION = new DefaultArtifactVersion("1.5.1");
 
     /**
      * @parameter expression="${project.build.directory}/scr-plugin-generated"