diff --git a/signalfx-protoc/pom.xml b/signalfx-protoc/pom.xml
index 9240e22..12e99e8 100644
--- a/signalfx-protoc/pom.xml
+++ b/signalfx-protoc/pom.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0</version>
+        <version>3.6.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>test</id>