diff --git a/tools/java/common/pom.xml b/tools/java/common/pom.xml
index 11b586eef..b5ae6f8b6 100644
--- a/tools/java/common/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/java/common/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.2</version>
+        <version>3.11.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>1.7</source>
           <target>1.7</target>