diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6e678eb..34d004c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     <changelist>999999-SNAPSHOT</changelist>
     <gitHubRepo>jenkinsci/${project.artifactId}</gitHubRepo>
     <maven-plugin-tools.version>3.15.0</maven-plugin-tools.version>
-    <maven.version>3.8.1</maven.version>
+    <maven.version>3.9.6</maven.version>
     <spotless.check.skip>false</spotless.check.skip>
     <!-- TODO fix violations -->
     <spotbugs.threshold>High</spotbugs.threshold>