diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dc99e69..59814a2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ This store supports serializing and deserializing files in JSON, YAML and XML fo
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.15.0</version>
+				<version>3.16.0</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<source>1.8</source>
 					<target>1.8</target>