diff --git a/handlebars-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/handlebars-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 8025a50b1..c121d0a49 100644
--- a/handlebars-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/handlebars-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-      <version>3.5.3</version>
+      <version>3.6.3</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>