diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 00d6d72..39e1b7b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ under the License.
   </distributionManagement>
 
   <properties>
-    <mavenVersion>3.9.15</mavenVersion>
+    <mavenVersion>3.9.16</mavenVersion>
     <version.xmlunit>2.11.0</version.xmlunit>
     <version.ant>1.10.17</version.ant>