diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2e85986fc..54949943d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         <commons-io.version>2.21.0</commons-io.version>
         <plexus-container-default.version>2.1.1</plexus-container-default.version>
         <plexus-utils.version>4.0.3</plexus-utils.version>
-        <maven-compat.version>3.9.15</maven-compat.version>
+        <maven-compat.version>3.9.16</maven-compat.version>
         <maven-plugin-annotations.version>3.15.2</maven-plugin-annotations.version>
         <maven-core.version>3.9.15</maven-core.version>
         <maven-resolver-api.version>2.0.17</maven-resolver-api.version>