diff --git a/generator/pom.xml b/generator/pom.xml
index 9008df18d0..2781309e46 100644
--- a/generator/pom.xml
+++ b/generator/pom.xml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.15.0</version>
+        <version>3.16.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <!--
             Checkstyle 10 requires Java 11+