diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e7a0a6ca59..2975614546 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     <!-- sort by alpha -->
     <checkstyle-maven-plugin.version>3.6.0</checkstyle-maven-plugin.version>
     <coveralls-maven-plugin.version>4.3.0</coveralls-maven-plugin.version>
-    <dependency-check-maven-plugin.version>12.1.8</dependency-check-maven-plugin.version>
+    <dependency-check-maven-plugin.version>12.1.9</dependency-check-maven-plugin.version>
     <docker-maven-plugin.version>0.48.0</docker-maven-plugin.version>
     <exec-maven-plugin.version>3.6.2</exec-maven-plugin.version>
     <gpg-maven-plugin.version>3.2.8</gpg-maven-plugin.version>