diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bb081b41..2f3302ef 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>2.11.2-SNAPSHOT</plexusCompilerVersion>
+    <plexusCompilerVersion>2.12.0</plexusCompilerVersion>
 
     <groovyVersion>2.4.21</groovyVersion>
     <groovyEclipseCompilerVersion>3.7.0</groovyEclipseCompilerVersion>