diff --git a/codesignjava-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/codesignjava-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 6de5684..1c8c8ef 100644
--- a/codesignjava-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/codesignjava-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-plugin-annotations</artifactId>
-            <version>3.7.1</version>
+            <version>3.8.1</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>