diff --git a/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-eclipse/pom.xml b/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-eclipse/pom.xml
index e2d1d344..90e32eff 100644
--- a/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-eclipse/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-eclipse/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jdt</groupId>
       <artifactId>ecj</artifactId>
-      <version>3.38.0</version>
+      <version>3.40.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.inject</groupId>