diff --git a/connect/templates/generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/connect/templates/generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 3240db49..eb68f327 100644
--- a/connect/templates/generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/connect/templates/generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
-        <org.apache.maven.version>3.9.8</org.apache.maven.version>
+        <org.apache.maven.version>3.9.9</org.apache.maven.version>
         <org.apache.maven.plugin-tools.version>3.14.0</org.apache.maven.plugin-tools.version>
         <org.reflections.version>0.10.2</org.reflections.version>
         <org.apache.maven-plugins.version>3.14.0</org.apache.maven-plugins.version>