diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5dfcce5b..791bd3c9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 		<!-- release plugins -->
 		<central-publishing-plugin.version>0.9.0</central-publishing-plugin.version>
 		<maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.2.7</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
-		<maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
+		<maven-source-plugin.version>3.4.0</maven-source-plugin.version>
 		<maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.11.2</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
 	</properties>