diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ed7cfc8a0..f7b5d9e5a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ Import-Package: \\
             <dependency>
               <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
               <artifactId>plexus-compiler-eclipse</artifactId>
-              <version>2.15.0</version>
+              <version>2.16.0</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
               <groupId>org.eclipse.jdt</groupId>