diff --git a/buildtools/pom.xml b/buildtools/pom.xml
index 13f3099..02fe28f 100644
--- a/buildtools/pom.xml
+++ b/buildtools/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-            <version>3.9.1</version>
+            <version>3.9.6</version>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/xml2fastinfoset-plugin/pom.xml b/xml2fastinfoset-plugin/pom.xml
index fa6a38e..bd9b77b 100644
--- a/xml2fastinfoset-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/xml2fastinfoset-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-            <version>3.9.1</version>
+            <version>3.9.6</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>