diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 000560622..01d06fde3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.11.0</version>
+                    <version>3.12.1</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <source>1.8</source>
                         <target>1.8</target>