diff --git a/plexus-component-metadata/pom.xml b/plexus-component-metadata/pom.xml
index 930bee3e..bafa16bc 100644
--- a/plexus-component-metadata/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-component-metadata/pom.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
       <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-      <version>9.3</version>
+      <version>9.4</version>
     </dependency>
     
     <dependency>