diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index eca9a1b..d18545d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-            <version>3.8.6</version>
+            <version>3.9.6</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>