diff --git a/maven-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugin/pom.xml
index fd8d4f1..716dd4e 100644
--- a/maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
 
   <properties>
-    <maven.api.version>3.9.5</maven.api.version>
+    <maven.api.version>3.9.6</maven.api.version>
   </properties>
 
   <prerequisites>