diff --git a/tools/maven-plugin/pom.xml b/tools/maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 2cdd37518..97911bb0f 100644
--- a/tools/maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-            <version>3.8.6</version>
+            <version>3.9.6</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>