diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 786698ee9..8b668c39c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>