diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6df8db2..75ce670 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
         <!--==================== maven plugin versions ====================-->
         <central-publishing-maven-plugin.version>0.11.0</central-publishing-maven-plugin.version>
-        <jacoco-maven-plugin.version>0.8.15</jacoco-maven-plugin.version>
+        <jacoco-maven-plugin.version>0.8.16</jacoco-maven-plugin.version>
         <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.16.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-enforcer-plugin.version>3.6.3</maven-enforcer-plugin.version>
         <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.2.8</maven-gpg-plugin.version>