diff --git a/eo-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/eo-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index a592915741..501bf017a7 100644
--- a/eo-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/eo-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-compat</artifactId>
-      <version>3.9.6</version>
+      <version>3.9.7</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>