diff --git a/hobbit-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/hobbit-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 07da5f6d81..cb217a4259 100644
--- a/hobbit-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/hobbit-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.1</version>
+                <version>3.6.1</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>