diff --git a/dspace-api/pom.xml b/dspace-api/pom.xml
index 83a694ad5c..7303df1fce 100644
--- a/dspace-api/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-api/pom.xml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.6.0</version>
+                <version>3.6.1</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <phase>validate</phase>