diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6a00962..81f66be 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
   </scm>
 
   <properties>
-    <apache-maven.version>3.9.6</apache-maven.version>
+    <apache-maven.version>3.9.7</apache-maven.version>
     <mavenPluginPlugin.version>3.12.0</mavenPluginPlugin.version>
     <slf4j.version>1.7.36</slf4j.version>
     <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>