diff --git a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
index 3e85360acab..d3b1ef77612 100644
--- a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
 		<maven-antrun-plugin.version>1.8</maven-antrun-plugin.version>
 		<maven-assembly-plugin.version>2.6</maven-assembly-plugin.version>
 		<maven-clean-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-clean-plugin.version>
-		<maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+		<maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.6.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
 		<maven-dependency-plugin.version>2.10</maven-dependency-plugin.version>
 		<maven-deploy-plugin.version>2.8.2</maven-deploy-plugin.version>
 		<maven-eclipse-plugin.version>2.10</maven-eclipse-plugin.version>