diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 76d173f..283ac43 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
         <!-- plugins-->
         <maven-release-plugin.version>3.0.1</maven-release-plugin.version>
         <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.13</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.11.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.12.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <jacoco-maven-plugin.version>0.8.11</jacoco-maven-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.2.3</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <dependency-check-maven.version>9.0.7</dependency-check-maven.version>