diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 96331af16..1946b49ad 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.owasp</groupId>
                     <artifactId>dependency-check-maven</artifactId>
-                    <version>7.4.4</version>
+                    <version>8.1.0</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <skipSystemScope>true</skipSystemScope>
                         <format>ALL</format>