diff --git a/sorald/pom.xml b/sorald/pom.xml
index 040bedc3e..1a2fa36a6 100644
--- a/sorald/pom.xml
+++ b/sorald/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-            <version>3.9.6</version>
+            <version>3.9.9</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>