diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 946529026c..be8c45234d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
         <commons.io.version>2.15.1</commons.io.version>
 
         <fmt-maven-plugin.version>2.11</fmt-maven-plugin.version>
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.11.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.12.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.2.3</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.6.3</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
         <maven-resources-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-resources-plugin.version>
diff --git a/sample-operators/leader-election/pom.xml b/sample-operators/leader-election/pom.xml
index e98d7ced0e..1ed237df6a 100644
--- a/sample-operators/leader-election/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-operators/leader-election/pom.xml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.11.0</version>
+                <version>3.12.0</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <!-- Generate Java code from the custom resource definitions -->
diff --git a/sample-operators/mysql-schema/pom.xml b/sample-operators/mysql-schema/pom.xml
index fffc71c54a..0d0ad4216a 100644
--- a/sample-operators/mysql-schema/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-operators/mysql-schema/pom.xml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.11.0</version>
+                <version>3.12.0</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/sample-operators/tomcat-operator/pom.xml b/sample-operators/tomcat-operator/pom.xml
index 082ae4fba9..86af580266 100644
--- a/sample-operators/tomcat-operator/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-operators/tomcat-operator/pom.xml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.11.0</version>
+                <version>3.12.0</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/sample-operators/webpage/pom.xml b/sample-operators/webpage/pom.xml
index 845ea520ef..bb65c15568 100644
--- a/sample-operators/webpage/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-operators/webpage/pom.xml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.11.0</version>
+                <version>3.12.0</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>