diff --git a/nlp/uk.ac.dundee.hic.nerd/pom.xml b/nlp/uk.ac.dundee.hic.nerd/pom.xml
index 59661b53..8be3070d 100644
--- a/nlp/uk.ac.dundee.hic.nerd/pom.xml
+++ b/nlp/uk.ac.dundee.hic.nerd/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.11.0</version>
+				<version>3.12.1</version>
 				<configuration>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>