diff --git a/graphqlcodegen-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/graphqlcodegen-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 6d4bde3..bd43699 100644
--- a/graphqlcodegen-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/graphqlcodegen-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.15.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+    <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.16.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
     <maven-enforcer-plugin.version>3.6.3</maven-enforcer-plugin.version>
     <graphql-dgs-codegen-core.version>8.7.0</graphql-dgs-codegen-core.version>
     <java.version>17</java.version>