diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5352ff1c..94dde866 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 		<sonar.language>java</sonar.language>
 
 		<!-- Plugins -->
-		<maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.9.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+		<maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.13.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
 		<maven-eclipse-plugin.version>2.10</maven-eclipse-plugin.version>
 		<!-- for backwards compatibility, use maven-checkstyle-plugin.version -->
 		<checkstyle.version>${maven-checkstyle-plugin.version}</checkstyle.version>