diff --git a/smoke-test-maven-java/pom.xml b/smoke-test-maven-java/pom.xml
index da35d16..838435e 100644
--- a/smoke-test-maven-java/pom.xml
+++ b/smoke-test-maven-java/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.14.1</version>
+        <version>3.16.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <release>${maven.compiler.release}</release>
           <compilerArgs>