diff --git a/bootstrapper-maven-plugin/src/main/resources/templates/pom.xml b/bootstrapper-maven-plugin/src/main/resources/templates/pom.xml
index fe9d29300e..3cc76b74d7 100644
--- a/bootstrapper-maven-plugin/src/main/resources/templates/pom.xml
+++ b/bootstrapper-maven-plugin/src/main/resources/templates/pom.xml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.11.0</version>
+                <version>3.13.0</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 294f2ac21d..449c10f545 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         <commons.io.version>2.18.0</commons.io.version>
 
         <fmt-maven-plugin.version>2.11</fmt-maven-plugin.version>
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.12.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.13.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.5.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.11.1</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
         <maven-resources-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-resources-plugin.version>
diff --git a/sample-operators/leader-election/pom.xml b/sample-operators/leader-election/pom.xml
index 73c01fd4f4..932cc7e583 100644
--- a/sample-operators/leader-election/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-operators/leader-election/pom.xml
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.12.1</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <!-- Generate Java code from the custom resource definitions -->
diff --git a/sample-operators/mysql-schema/pom.xml b/sample-operators/mysql-schema/pom.xml
index 534032e530..8fd12f54e0 100644
--- a/sample-operators/mysql-schema/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-operators/mysql-schema/pom.xml
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.12.1</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/sample-operators/tomcat-operator/pom.xml b/sample-operators/tomcat-operator/pom.xml
index 4744c61072..4b8ab06cb0 100644
--- a/sample-operators/tomcat-operator/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-operators/tomcat-operator/pom.xml
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.12.1</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/sample-operators/webpage/pom.xml b/sample-operators/webpage/pom.xml
index bcb167d800..ca4982b90b 100644
--- a/sample-operators/webpage/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-operators/webpage/pom.xml
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.12.1</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>