diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ce783fa5..67e51baf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ under the License.
       ! The following property is used in the integration tests MCOMPILER-157
     -->
     <mavenPluginPluginVersion>3.5</mavenPluginPluginVersion>
-    <plexusCompilerVersion>2.12.0</plexusCompilerVersion>
+    <plexusCompilerVersion>2.12.1</plexusCompilerVersion>
 
     <groovyVersion>2.4.21</groovyVersion>
     <groovyEclipseCompilerVersion>3.7.0</groovyEclipseCompilerVersion>
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ under the License.
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.0.0-M5</version>
+          <version>3.0.0-M6</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>