diff --git a/maven-plugin-tools-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/extractor/annotations/JavaAnnotationsMojoDescriptorExtractor.java b/maven-plugin-tools-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/extractor/annotations/JavaAnnotationsMojoDescriptorExtractor.java
index 037e2cd13..63defd179 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-tools-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/extractor/annotations/JavaAnnotationsMojoDescriptorExtractor.java
+++ b/maven-plugin-tools-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/extractor/annotations/JavaAnnotationsMojoDescriptorExtractor.java
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ public class JavaAnnotationsMojoDescriptorExtractor extends AbstractLogEnabled i
         CLASS_VERSION_TO_JAVA_STRING.put(Opcodes.V23, "23");
         CLASS_VERSION_TO_JAVA_STRING.put(Opcodes.V24, "24");
         CLASS_VERSION_TO_JAVA_STRING.put(Opcodes.V25, "25");
+        CLASS_VERSION_TO_JAVA_STRING.put(Opcodes.V26, "26");
     }
 
     @Inject
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 06ef0108c..1f543134b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     <!-- whenever the ASM version is updated also the
     maven-plugin-tools-annotations/src/main/java/o/a/m/tools/plugins/extractor/annotations/JavaAnnotationsMojoDescriptorExtractor#CLASS_VERSION_TO_JAVA_STRING
     needs to be updated as well -->
-    <asmVersion>9.8</asmVersion>
+    <asmVersion>9.9</asmVersion>
     <!-- TODO remove with next parent version update -->
     <version.maven-invoker-plugin>3.9.1</version.maven-invoker-plugin>
     <plexusUtilsVersion>4.0.1</plexusUtilsVersion>