diff --git a/eo-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/eo-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index c5e12ad8aa..869ea27818 100644
--- a/eo-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/eo-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-      <version>3.9.8</version>
+      <version>3.9.9</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>