diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e49e0af..f9b3299 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 	  <sonar.host.url>https://sonarcloud.io</sonar.host.url>
 	  <sonar.organization>spdx</sonar.organization>
 	  <sonar.projectKey>tools-java</sonar.projectKey>
-	  <dependency-check-maven.version>12.2.0</dependency-check-maven.version>
+	  <dependency-check-maven.version>12.2.1</dependency-check-maven.version>
 	  <maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
 	  <javadoc.opts>-Xdoclint:none</javadoc.opts>
     </properties>