diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4d81df9..a3b442b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.9.6</version>
+      <version>3.9.16</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>