diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 95c2943..e9a1ccb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
       <plugin> <!-- code coverage -->
         <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
         <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>0.8.15</version>
+        <version>0.8.16</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <goals>
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
           <plugin><!-- uploading to maven central-->
             <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
             <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>0.11.0</version>
+            <version>0.12.0</version>
             <extensions>true</extensions>
             <configuration>
               <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>