diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 77be70dd30f6..a0c2b204a5a2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 
         <!-- plugins -->
         <!-- note: plugin versions are generally set to the latest available -->
-        <cyclonedx.maven.plugin.version>2.7.10</cyclonedx.maven.plugin.version>
+        <cyclonedx.maven.plugin.version>2.8.0</cyclonedx.maven.plugin.version>
         <maven.clean.plugin.version>3.3.2</maven.clean.plugin.version>
         <maven.compiler.plugin.version>3.12.1</maven.compiler.plugin.version>
         <exec.maven.plugin.version>3.1.1</exec.maven.plugin.version>