diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 83f2c8e7..616a00b6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.8.1</version>
+                <version>3.9.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <source>1.8</source>
                     <target>1.8</target>