diff --git a/blueprint-maven-plugin/blueprint-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/blueprint-maven-plugin/blueprint-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 3d813b5d95..a8d7dd5e7a 100644
--- a/blueprint-maven-plugin/blueprint-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/blueprint-maven-plugin/blueprint-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         <javax.transaction-api.version>1.2</javax.transaction-api.version>
         <javax.transaction.cdi-api.version>1.2-b03</javax.transaction.cdi-api.version>
         <maven-plugin-plugin.version>3.15.2</maven-plugin-plugin.version>
-        <maven.version>3.9.15</maven.version>
+        <maven.version>3.9.16</maven.version>
         <org.apache.aries.blueprint.api.version>1.0.1</org.apache.aries.blueprint.api.version>
         <org.apache.aries.blueprint.cm.version>1.3.2</org.apache.aries.blueprint.cm.version>
         <org.apache.aries.blueprint.core.version>1.10.3</org.apache.aries.blueprint.core.version>
diff --git a/esa-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/esa-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index d4fd5774b2..7235b64a17 100644
--- a/esa-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/esa-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <biz.aQute.bndlib.version>6.4.1</biz.aQute.bndlib.version>
-        <maven.version>3.9.15</maven.version>
+        <maven.version>3.9.16</maven.version>
         <maven-archiver.version>3.6.6</maven-archiver.version>
         <maven-bundle-plugin.version>5.1.9</maven-bundle-plugin.version>
         <maven-invoker-plugin.version>3.10.1</maven-invoker-plugin.version>
diff --git a/versioning/versioning-plugin/pom.xml b/versioning/versioning-plugin/pom.xml
index 618ab72852..7d0e732e78 100644
--- a/versioning/versioning-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/versioning/versioning-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         <javax.inject.version>1</javax.inject.version>
         <maven-artifact-resolver.version>1.0</maven-artifact-resolver.version>
         <maven-common-artifact-filters.version>3.4.0</maven-common-artifact-filters.version>
-        <maven.version>3.9.15</maven.version>
+        <maven.version>3.9.16</maven.version>
         <maven-plugin-plugin.version>3.15.2</maven-plugin-plugin.version>
         <org.apache.aries.versioning.checker.version>0.3.2-SNAPSHOT</org.apache.aries.versioning.checker.version>
     </properties>