diff --git a/handlebars-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/handlebars-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 6f8693e08..d4742b3fe 100644
--- a/handlebars-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/handlebars-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.8.3</version>
+      <version>3.9.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>