diff --git a/topics/testing/code/pom.xml b/topics/testing/code/pom.xml
index dbbd0f6b..3ac312d7 100644
--- a/topics/testing/code/pom.xml
+++ b/topics/testing/code/pom.xml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.15.0</version>
+                <version>3.16.0</version>
             </plugin>
 
             <plugin>