diff --git a/racing-car-katas/exercises/Java/Leaderboard/pom.xml b/racing-car-katas/exercises/Java/Leaderboard/pom.xml
index accebaff..3a019877 100644
--- a/racing-car-katas/exercises/Java/Leaderboard/pom.xml
+++ b/racing-car-katas/exercises/Java/Leaderboard/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3</version>
+                <version>3.12.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <source>1.8</source>
                     <target>1.8</target>
diff --git a/racing-car-katas/exercises/Java/TelemetrySystem/pom.xml b/racing-car-katas/exercises/Java/TelemetrySystem/pom.xml
index d63e555e..f1b52289 100644
--- a/racing-car-katas/exercises/Java/TelemetrySystem/pom.xml
+++ b/racing-car-katas/exercises/Java/TelemetrySystem/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3</version>
+                <version>3.12.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <source>1.8</source>
                     <target>1.8</target>
diff --git a/racing-car-katas/exercises/Java/TextConverter/pom.xml b/racing-car-katas/exercises/Java/TextConverter/pom.xml
index bc4addf3..7059ff2e 100644
--- a/racing-car-katas/exercises/Java/TextConverter/pom.xml
+++ b/racing-car-katas/exercises/Java/TextConverter/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3</version>
+                <version>3.12.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <source>1.8</source>
                     <target>1.8</target>
diff --git a/racing-car-katas/exercises/Java/TirePressureMonitoringSystem/pom.xml b/racing-car-katas/exercises/Java/TirePressureMonitoringSystem/pom.xml
index 8d1fd36f..9c290254 100644
--- a/racing-car-katas/exercises/Java/TirePressureMonitoringSystem/pom.xml
+++ b/racing-car-katas/exercises/Java/TirePressureMonitoringSystem/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3</version>
+                <version>3.12.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <source>1.8</source>
                     <target>1.8</target>
diff --git a/racing-car-katas/exercises/Java/TurnTicketDispenser/pom.xml b/racing-car-katas/exercises/Java/TurnTicketDispenser/pom.xml
index 463fb738..f24b70d7 100644
--- a/racing-car-katas/exercises/Java/TurnTicketDispenser/pom.xml
+++ b/racing-car-katas/exercises/Java/TurnTicketDispenser/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3</version>
+                <version>3.12.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <source>1.8</source>
                     <target>1.8</target>