diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-academy/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-academy/pom.xml
index cad3b09fb6..77dd93435d 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-academy/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-academy/pom.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1</version>
+                <version>3.3</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <fork>true</fork>
                     <maxmem>1024m</maxmem>
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-flyway-example/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-flyway-example/pom.xml
index 84812223d7..612406e0cc 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-flyway-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-flyway-example/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1</version>
+                <version>3.3</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <fork>true</fork>
                     <maxmem>1024m</maxmem>
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-javaee-example/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-javaee-example/pom.xml
index 34211e144e..9935043f3d 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-javaee-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-javaee-example/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         <wildfly-password>admin</wildfly-password>
 
         <!-- other plugin versions -->
-        <version.compiler.plugin>3.1</version.compiler.plugin>
+        <version.compiler.plugin>3.3</version.compiler.plugin>
         <version.surefire.plugin>2.10</version.surefire.plugin>
         <version.war.plugin>2.1.1</version.war.plugin>
 
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-javafx-example/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-javafx-example/pom.xml
index cfc0c88b7e..1346fddbbf 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-javafx-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-javafx-example/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1</version>
+                <version>3.3</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <fork>true</fork>
                     <maxmem>1024m</maxmem>
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-jax-rs-example/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-jax-rs-example/pom.xml
index ca37038391..ae856b997e 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-jax-rs-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-jax-rs-example/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.0.2</version>
+                <version>3.3</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <source>1.7</source>
                     <target>1.7</target>
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-nashorn-example/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-nashorn-example/pom.xml
index fd8543e98b..3ac0a2d5f5 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-nashorn-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-nashorn-example/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1</version>
+                <version>3.3</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <fork>true</fork>
                     <maxmem>1024m</maxmem>
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-oracle-example/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-oracle-example/pom.xml
index 09e7008341..71224711f0 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-oracle-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-oracle-example/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1</version>
+                <version>3.3</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <fork>true</fork>
                     <maxmem>1024m</maxmem>
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spark-example/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spark-example/pom.xml
index cf65a9e401..2d9c49fab4 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spark-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spark-example/pom.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1</version>
+                <version>3.3</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <fork>true</fork>
                     <maxmem>1024m</maxmem>
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spring-example/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spring-example/pom.xml
index 0515c8aa41..52edff6d30 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spring-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spring-example/pom.xml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1</version>
+                <version>3.3</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <fork>true</fork>
                     <maxmem>1024m</maxmem>
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spring-guice-example/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spring-guice-example/pom.xml
index 4c0e5d0e2b..84b79b3892 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spring-guice-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spring-guice-example/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1</version>
+                <version>3.3</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <fork>true</fork>
                     <maxmem>1024m</maxmem>
diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-vertabelo-example/pom.xml b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-vertabelo-example/pom.xml
index 3fcf4719b0..d84def6352 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-vertabelo-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-vertabelo-example/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1</version>
+                <version>3.3</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <fork>true</fork>
                     <maxmem>1024m</maxmem>