diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d8c4c026..2a0cd914 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.6.1</version>
+        <version>3.16.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>compile</id>