diff --git a/library/kamelets-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/library/kamelets-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index d72ef2db3..4f1ced88c 100644
--- a/library/kamelets-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/library/kamelets-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.8.5</version>
+            <version>3.9.6</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>