diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1e708c18..655653c8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ under the License.
       ! The following property is used in the integration tests MCOMPILER-157
     -->
     <mavenPluginPluginVersion>3.5</mavenPluginPluginVersion>
-    <plexusCompilerVersion>2.8.8</plexusCompilerVersion>
+    <plexusCompilerVersion>2.9.0</plexusCompilerVersion>
     <groovyVersion>2.4.21</groovyVersion>
     <groovyEclipseCompilerVersion>3.7.0</groovyEclipseCompilerVersion>
     <groovy-eclipse-batch>2.5.14-02</groovy-eclipse-batch>