diff --git a/kates/pom.xml b/kates/pom.xml
index d115001a..5705f41e 100644
--- a/kates/pom.xml
+++ b/kates/pom.xml
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>0.8.15</version>
+                <version>0.8.16</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>jacoco-check</id>