diff --git a/plexus-java/pom.xml b/plexus-java/pom.xml
index 836b4d8..29f3455 100644
--- a/plexus-java/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-java/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
       <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-      <version>9.8</version>
+      <version>9.9</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.thoughtworks.qdox</groupId>