diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d23d9bc84e0f4..fe74afa1096b9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ Import-Package: \\
             <dependency>
               <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
               <artifactId>plexus-compiler-eclipse</artifactId>
-              <version>2.12.1</version>
+              <version>2.16.2</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
               <groupId>org.eclipse.jdt</groupId>