diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bb68496f7..f9da0a195 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.11.0</version>
+          <version>3.12.1</version>
           <configuration>
             <source>1.7</source>
             <target>1.7</target>