diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7ad9e8e78..520c60b2e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@
             <!-- Compile Phase -->
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.15.0</version>
+                <version>3.16.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <source>1.8</source>
                     <target>1.8</target>