diff --git a/plexus-component-metadata/pom.xml b/plexus-component-metadata/pom.xml
index bfa57ae8..930bee3e 100644
--- a/plexus-component-metadata/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-component-metadata/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-plugin-annotations</artifactId>
-      <version>3.7.0</version>
+      <version>3.7.1</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>