diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c7b35e45..0bee9168 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.pitest</groupId>
 				<artifactId>pitest-maven</artifactId>
-				<version>1.7.5</version>
+				<version>1.9.9</version>
 				<dependencies>
 					<dependency>
 						<groupId>org.pitest</groupId>