diff --git a/gapic-generator-java/pom.xml b/gapic-generator-java/pom.xml
index 5f70947889..c3335ba2f5 100644
--- a/gapic-generator-java/pom.xml
+++ b/gapic-generator-java/pom.xml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.12.1</version>
+        <version>3.13.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>8</source>
           <target>8</target>