diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2f6fff4e66..538dc0b451 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.owasp</groupId>
                     <artifactId>dependency-check-maven</artifactId>
-                    <version>8.3.1</version>
+                    <version>8.4.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>com.github.siom79.japicmp</groupId>