diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 62775fdcf6..d831f95a76 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
                     <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>0.13</version>
+                    <version>0.15</version>
                     <configuration>
                     		<!-- note that this configuration needs to be maintain both in pluginManagement and reporting sections -->
                         <excludes>
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
                     <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>0.8.4</version>
+                    <version>0.8.8</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>com.mycila</groupId>
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.8.0</version>
+                <version>3.10.1</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.6.8</version>
+                <version>1.6.13</version>
                 <extensions>true</extensions>
                 <configuration>
                     <nexusUrl>https://repository.apache.org</nexusUrl>
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-jxr-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1.1</version>
+                <version>3.3.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <aggregate>true</aggregate>
                 </configuration>
@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
                 <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>0.12</version>
+                <version>0.15</version>
                 <!-- only run at the root -->
                 <inherited>false</inherited>
                 <configuration>