diff --git a/lang/java/pom.xml b/lang/java/pom.xml
index 99931fb80ce..23f1584a131 100644
--- a/lang/java/pom.xml
+++ b/lang/java/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     <cyclonedx-maven-plugin.version>2.9.1</cyclonedx-maven-plugin.version>
     <exec-plugin.version>3.6.3</exec-plugin.version>
     <file-management.version>3.2.0</file-management.version>
-    <javacc-plugin.version>3.0.3</javacc-plugin.version>
+    <javacc-plugin.version>3.8.0</javacc-plugin.version>
     <javacc.version>7.0.13</javacc.version>
     <maven-antrun-plugin.version>3.2.0</maven-antrun-plugin.version>
   </properties>