diff --git a/jgiven-maven-plugin/src/main/maven/pom.xml b/jgiven-maven-plugin/src/main/maven/pom.xml
index 64bb501152..8ba5558394 100644
--- a/jgiven-maven-plugin/src/main/maven/pom.xml
+++ b/jgiven-maven-plugin/src/main/maven/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-            <version>3.9.7</version>
+            <version>3.9.8</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>