diff --git a/coverage/pom.xml b/coverage/pom.xml
index 7ce5acd3..f6fdfed9 100644
--- a/coverage/pom.xml
+++ b/coverage/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>0.8.6</version>
+                <version>0.8.8</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>report-aggregate</id>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 87f3d569..530be679 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>0.8.6</version>
+                <version>0.8.8</version>
                 <executions>
                     <!-- to avoid bugs in some situations -->
                     <execution>
diff --git a/refactor-first-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/refactor-first-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index e98a5c63..20826d6b 100644
--- a/refactor-first-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/refactor-first-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.1</version>
+                <version>3.9.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <goalPrefix>refactor-first</goalPrefix>
                 </configuration>