diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 432e72a8268..68e5e00b292 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
         <maven-utils.version>0.1.0</maven-utils.version>
 
         <!-- Maven plugin versions (keep sorted alphabetically) -->
-        <cq-plugin.version>4.15.2</cq-plugin.version>
+        <cq-plugin.version>4.16.0</cq-plugin.version>
         <cyclonedx-maven-plugin-version>2.9.1</cyclonedx-maven-plugin-version>
         <build-helper-maven-plugin.version>3.6.0</build-helper-maven-plugin.version>
         <exec-maven-plugin.version>3.5.0</exec-maven-plugin.version>