diff --git a/qulice-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/qulice-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 2a62281a6..bedf1ac5f 100644
--- a/qulice-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/qulice-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.5</version>
+      <version>3.9.6</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>