diff --git a/extension/report-aggregator-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/extension/report-aggregator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 50ac209d..67db9a40 100644
--- a/extension/report-aggregator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/extension/report-aggregator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     </prerequisites>
 
     <properties>
-        <maven.version>3.8.1</maven.version>
+        <maven.version>3.9.6</maven.version>
         <maven-plugin-tools.version>3.11.0</maven-plugin-tools.version>
         <maven-reporting.version>3.1.1</maven-reporting.version>
         <itf.version>0.13.1</itf.version>