diff --git a/approvaltests-tests/pom.xml b/approvaltests-tests/pom.xml
index 8e660a91..04fefd99 100644
--- a/approvaltests-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/approvaltests-tests/pom.xml
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.15.0</version>
+                <version>3.16.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <source>15</source>
                     <target>15</target>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 99bdf05c..413a4503 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
                     <source>${java.version}</source>
                     <target>${java.version}</target>
                 </configuration>
-                <version>3.15.0</version>
+                <version>3.16.0</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>