diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 311f0a5a6..f7629411b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
     <maven-surefire-plugin-version>3.0.0-M5</maven-surefire-plugin-version>
     <maven-surefire-report-plugin-version>${maven-surefire-plugin-version}</maven-surefire-report-plugin-version>
     <maven-compiler-plugin-version>3.8.1</maven-compiler-plugin-version>
-    <plexus-compiler-version>2.8.8</plexus-compiler-version>
+    <plexus-compiler-version>2.9.0</plexus-compiler-version>
     <hamcrest-version>2.2</hamcrest-version>
     <assertj-version>3.20.2</assertj-version>
 
@@ -870,6 +870,11 @@
                 <artifactId>plexus-compiler-eclipse</artifactId>
                 <version>${plexus-compiler-version}</version>
               </dependency>
+              <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
+                <artifactId>plexus-compiler-api</artifactId>
+                <version>${plexus-compiler-version}</version>
+              </dependency>
               <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.eclipse.jdt</groupId>
                 <artifactId>ecj</artifactId>