diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b9ba4b9..b314fef 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 
         <!-- Versions of plugins we use -->
         <maven-compiler.version>3.10.1</maven-compiler.version>
-        <maven-dependency.version>3.3.0</maven-dependency.version>
+        <maven-dependency.version>3.4.0</maven-dependency.version>
         <maven-enforcer-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-enforcer-plugin.version>
         <rat-plugin.version>0.13</rat-plugin.version>
         <surefire.plugin.version>3.0.0-M6</surefire.plugin.version>