diff --git a/maven-scm-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-scm-plugin/pom.xml
index b0233fe6c..4a10b52db 100644
--- a/maven-scm-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
   </prerequisites>
 
   <properties>
-    <mavenVersion>3.2.5</mavenVersion>
+    <mavenVersion>3.9.6</mavenVersion>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>