diff --git a/plexus-component-metadata/pom.xml b/plexus-component-metadata/pom.xml
index e1d391eb..49e24c80 100644
--- a/plexus-component-metadata/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-component-metadata/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
       <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-      <version>9.5</version>
+      <version>9.6</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>