diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 7b374d7..7c4ee73 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <packaging>sonar-plugin</packaging>
 
 	<properties>
-		<sonar.version>6.3</sonar.version> <!-- this 6.3 is only required to be compliant with SonarLint and it is required
+		<sonar.version>9.3.0.51899</sonar.version> <!-- this 6.3 is only required to be compliant with SonarLint and it is required
 			even if you just want to be compliant with SonarQube 5.6 -->
 		<java.plugin.version>6.15.0.25849</java.plugin.version>
 		<sslr.version>1.24.0.633</sslr.version>