diff --git a/maven/pom.xml b/maven/pom.xml
index 7f80a4d0fa5..2d4a0896607 100644
--- a/maven/pom.xml
+++ b/maven/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
     <inceptionYear>2013</inceptionYear>
     <properties>
         <!-- upgrading has caused publishing errors -->
-        <version.maven-plugin-plugin>3.8.2</version.maven-plugin-plugin>
+        <version.maven-plugin-plugin>3.9.0</version.maven-plugin-plugin>
     </properties>
     <scm>
         <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/jeremylong/DependencyCheck.git</connection>