diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ae54094b..d4fe0fa5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.1</version>
+        <version>3.8.1</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>17</source>
           <target>17</target>