diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 72971372f2..999d371ffe 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -330,12 +330,12 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-                <version>3.6.2</version>
+                <version>3.6.3</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-                <version>3.6.2</version>
+                <version>3.6.3</version>
 
                 <!-- junit 4.8.2 sneaking in here -->
                 <exclusions>