diff --git a/codesignjava-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/codesignjava-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 6de5684..7769245 100644
--- a/codesignjava-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/codesignjava-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.1</version>
+                <version>3.8.1</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>