diff --git a/jellydoc-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/jellydoc-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index a6ac734..8866372 100644
--- a/jellydoc-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/jellydoc-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   </prerequisites>
 
   <properties>
-    <maven.version>3.8.1</maven.version>
+    <maven.version>3.9.6</maven.version>
     <plexus.version>2.1.1</plexus.version>
     <maven-plugin-tools.version>3.15.0</maven-plugin-tools.version>
     <!-- TODO fix violations -->