diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 14a347ee1c8..37a9f9553e5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     <!-- Required by shadow scans -->
     <sonar.organization>sonarsource</sonar.organization>
     <!-- Compile and test against the latest plugin API. Runtime compatibility is validated independently. -->
-    <sonar.plugin.api.version>13.8.0.4399</sonar.plugin.api.version>
+    <sonar.plugin.api.version>13.9.0.4428</sonar.plugin.api.version>
     <sonar.scanner.version>13.5.0.4089</sonar.scanner.version>
     <sonarlint.plugin.api.version>11.7.0.86025</sonarlint.plugin.api.version>
     <sonar.sca.exclusions>its/**,java-checks-test-sources/**</sonar.sca.exclusions>