diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 49197d7..601e6f4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.15.0</version>
+        <version>3.16.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <includes>
             <include>java-zerosmtp.java</include>