diff --git a/java/flight/flight-core/pom.xml b/java/flight/flight-core/pom.xml
index b7624d7748e..d29c1a99530 100644
--- a/java/flight/flight-core/pom.xml
+++ b/java/flight/flight-core/pom.xml
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.3.0</version>
+        <version>3.6.1</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>analyze</id>
diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 3951f1c1bc8..30127557d37 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -411,10 +411,10 @@
           <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
           <!--
             This appears to report a false positive with versions
-            greater than 3.1.2 (tested up to 3.6.0) when compiling
+            greater than 3.6.1 (tested up to 3.6.0) when compiling
             arrow-tools about Jackson being only used for tests.
           -->
-          <version>3.1.2</version>
+          <version>3.6.1</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>