diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1cfd73ac7..469ab6398 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 
 		<!-- build plugin dependencies -->
 		<dependency-check.version>7.0.0</dependency-check.version>
+		<jacoco.version>0.8.7</jacoco.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.8.1</version>
+					<version>3.10.1</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.2.0</version>
+					<version>3.3.0</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -256,12 +257,12 @@
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.2.0</version>
+					<version>3.2.2</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
 					<artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>0.8.7</version>
+					<version>${jacoco.version}</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.owasp</groupId>