diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 62cff4c..04eda51 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
       <!-- Compile to Java 7 bytecode with debug info, match Ant javac settings -->
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.15.0</version>
+        <version>3.16.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>default-compile</id>