diff --git a/lang/java/pom.xml b/lang/java/pom.xml
index 7672f42f719..5a73dbfa423 100644
--- a/lang/java/pom.xml
+++ b/lang/java/pom.xml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.6.0</version>
+          <version>3.6.1</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>