diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 25bccdac5..d20958200 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.owasp</groupId>
                     <artifactId>dependency-check-maven</artifactId>
-                    <version>7.0.1</version>
+                    <version>8.1.2</version>
                     <executions>
                         <execution>
                             <goals>