diff --git a/tools/java/data/pom.xml b/tools/java/data/pom.xml
index 1f6dfb1768..acbc12cc1d 100644
--- a/tools/java/data/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/java/data/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.11.0</version>
+        <version>3.16.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>8</source>
 	  <target>8</target>