diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f00b8eb8..f9d1f0da 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-                <version>3.9.1</version>
+                <version>3.9.6</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>