diff --git a/handlebars-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/handlebars-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index d85687f4d..ac30b24b7 100644
--- a/handlebars-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/handlebars-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-plugin-annotations</artifactId>
-      <version>3.6.1</version>
+      <version>3.9.0</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>