diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 23013568db..76ebd31de7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
         <maven.protobuf.plugin.version>0.6.1</maven.protobuf.plugin.version>
         <maven.resources.plugin.version>3.2.0</maven.resources.plugin.version>
         <owasp.dependency-check.version>7.2.1</owasp.dependency-check.version>
-        <maven.dependency.plugin.version>3.1.2</maven.dependency.plugin.version>
+        <maven.dependency.plugin.version>3.9.0</maven.dependency.plugin.version>
         <codehause.license.plugin.version>2.0.0</codehause.license.plugin.version>
 
         <!-- Version of the client used in Hazelcast 3 connector -->