diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5cb137a..5790c0c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
             <artifactId>plexus-compiler-javac</artifactId>
-            <version>2.7</version>
+            <version>2.16.1</version>
           </dependency>
         </dependencies>
       </plugin>