diff --git a/parent-base/pom.xml b/parent-base/pom.xml
index 429e2f9a2f..d51a71f783 100644
--- a/parent-base/pom.xml
+++ b/parent-base/pom.xml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
                      <dependency>
                         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
                         <artifactId>plexus-compiler-eclipse</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.8</version>
+                        <version>2.12.1</version>
                       </dependency>
                 </dependencies> 
                 <!-- /comment this out for java9 -->