diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 86bab024a7..e896fbdfe3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@
         <jetty.version>12.1.9</jetty.version>
         <!-- jibx.version removed: AXIS2-6105 -->
         <maven.archiver.version>3.6.6</maven.archiver.version>
-        <maven.version>3.9.15</maven.version>
+        <maven.version>3.9.16</maven.version>
         <rhino.version>1.9.1</rhino.version>
         <slf4j.version>2.0.18</slf4j.version>
         <spring.version>7.0.7</spring.version>