diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index da70b24d..0792bafc 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.7.0</version>
+        <version>3.8.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <usedDependencies>
             <!-- loaded at runtime, no code refs -->