diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 71abbda2..bd567a72 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
         <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>0.8.7</version>
+        <version>0.8.8</version>
         <executions>
           <!-- Start the agent for unit tests -->
           <execution>