diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 318d92ae77..5900ba5bbe 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -512,8 +512,8 @@
             <configuration>
               <rules>
                 <requireMavenVersion>
-                  <version>[3.8.1,)</version>
-                  <message>3.8.1 required to no longer download dependencies via HTTP (use HTTPS instead).</message>
+                  <version>[3.9.6,)</version>
+                  <message>3.9.6 to use Maven plugins using JDK17 bytecode.</message>
                 </requireMavenVersion>
                 <requireJavaVersion>
                   <version>[${maven.compiler.release},)</version>