diff --git a/gapic-generator-java/pom.xml b/gapic-generator-java/pom.xml
index 20ac903fcb..019815bc98 100644
--- a/gapic-generator-java/pom.xml
+++ b/gapic-generator-java/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.8.1</version>
+        <version>3.10.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>8</source>
           <target>8</target>