diff --git a/plexus-component-metadata/pom.xml b/plexus-component-metadata/pom.xml
index 2ed63bfe..bfa57ae8 100644
--- a/plexus-component-metadata/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-component-metadata/pom.xml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-invoker-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>3.3.0</version>
+            <version>3.4.0</version>
             <configuration>
               <debug>true</debug>
               <projectsDirectory>src/it</projectsDirectory>