diff --git a/mariaDB4j-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/mariaDB4j-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 356f9e1f9..3124e517d 100644
--- a/mariaDB4j-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/mariaDB4j-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <name>mariaDB4j-maven-plugin</name>
 
     <properties>
-        <maven.version>3.9.6</maven.version>
+        <maven.version>3.9.8</maven.version>
         <skipTests>false</skipTests>
     </properties>