diff --git a/start/pom.xml b/start/pom.xml
index ea3a62b5..b2e8e0c5 100644
--- a/start/pom.xml
+++ b/start/pom.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.openliberty.tools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>liberty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.11.5</version>
+                <version>3.12.0</version>
             </plugin>
             <!-- Plugin to run functional tests -->
             <plugin>