diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bd43a3a..a8543b9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
         <maven-utils.version>0.1.0</maven-utils.version>
 
         <!-- Maven plugin versions (keep sorted alphabetically) -->
-        <cq-plugin.version>2.27.0</cq-plugin.version>
+        <cq-plugin.version>3.1.0</cq-plugin.version>
         <build-helper-maven-plugin.version>3.1.0</build-helper-maven-plugin.version>
         <exec-maven-plugin.version>3.0.0</exec-maven-plugin.version>
         <formatter-maven-plugin.version>2.17.1</formatter-maven-plugin.version>