diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2207110ad7..40e2d5fd23 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <node.version>v14.17.1</node.version>
         <dockerfile-maven-plugin.version>1.4.10</dockerfile-maven-plugin.version>
         <frontend-maven-plugin.version>1.12.0</frontend-maven-plugin.version>
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.8.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-clean-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-clean-plugin.version>
         <maven-resources-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-resources-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>