diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 145b25ac..c1d232e8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.owasp</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dependency-check-maven</artifactId>
-                <version>12.1.5</version>
+                <version>12.1.6</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <nvdApiKey>${nvdApiKey}</nvdApiKey>
                     <skipProvidedScope>true</skipProvidedScope>