diff --git a/lang/java/pom.xml b/lang/java/pom.xml
index 3e503842bbc..07c9362cd21 100644
--- a/lang/java/pom.xml
+++ b/lang/java/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     <jetty.version>9.4.58.v20250814</jetty.version>
     <jopt-simple.version>5.0.4</jopt-simple.version>
     <junit5.version>5.14.1</junit5.version>
-    <maven-core.version>3.9.6</maven-core.version>
+    <maven-core.version>3.9.12</maven-core.version>
     <mockito.version>5.20.0</mockito.version>
     <netty.version>4.2.7.Final</netty.version>
     <protobuf.version>4.33.2</protobuf.version>