diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cffb7927b05..267943d910f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@
 		<resteasy_version>4.0.0.Beta3</resteasy_version>
 		<ph_schematron_version>5.2.0</ph_schematron_version>
 		<ph_commons_version>9.3.8</ph_commons_version>
-		<plexus_compiler_api_version>2.8.5</plexus_compiler_api_version>
+		<plexus_compiler_api_version>2.8.8</plexus_compiler_api_version>
 		<servicemix_saxon_version>9.8.0-15</servicemix_saxon_version>
 		<servicemix_xmlresolver_version>1.2_5</servicemix_xmlresolver_version>
 		<slf4j_version>1.7.30</slf4j_version>