diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f4b6b52d5..83ddf45c2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
                         <artifactId>plexus-compiler-javac</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.8.8</version>
+                        <version>2.14.2</version>
                     </dependency>
 
                     <dependency>