diff --git a/depclean-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/depclean-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 3eb92f2e..09b46336 100644
--- a/depclean-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/depclean-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-      <version>3.9.8</version>
+      <version>3.9.9</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>