diff --git a/byte-buddy-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/byte-buddy-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index a2f5e91b91..671f010c11 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/byte-buddy-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <description>A plugin for post-processing class files via Byte Buddy in a Maven build.</description>
 
     <properties>
-        <version.maven>3.2.5</version.maven>
+        <version.maven>3.9.16</version.maven>
         <version.maven.annotation>3.5.2</version.maven.annotation>
         <version.maven.aether>1.1.0</version.maven.aether>
         <version.maven.plexus-build-api>0.0.7</version.maven.plexus-build-api>