diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c00d813..d781fcd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.0</version>
+				<version>3.11.0</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<source>1.7</source>
 					<target>1.7</target>
diff --git a/simhash-examples/pom.xml b/simhash-examples/pom.xml
index 4dc4aad..a067e3f 100644
--- a/simhash-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/simhash-examples/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.0</version>
+				<version>3.11.0</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<source>1.7</source>
 					<target>1.7</target>
diff --git a/simhash-knn-benchmark/pom.xml b/simhash-knn-benchmark/pom.xml
index b6ae005..a5c994e 100644
--- a/simhash-knn-benchmark/pom.xml
+++ b/simhash-knn-benchmark/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1</version>
+                <version>3.11.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <compilerVersion>${javac.target}</compilerVersion>
                     <source>${javac.target}</source>