diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 09b404f31..dbc630ed1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.15.2</version>
+        <version>3.16.0</version>
         <!-- Add the Ant plugin tools to the plugin -->
         <dependencies>
           <dependency>