diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d6eb8988f..ce5c72f08 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1</version>
+                <version>3.16.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <source>${java.version}</source>
                     <target>${java.version}</target>