diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1317b0f..7dc9d46 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 
         <!-- plugin versions -->
         <animal-sniffer-maven-plugin.version>1.18</animal-sniffer-maven-plugin.version>
-        <maven-assembly-plugin.version>3.5.0</maven-assembly-plugin.version>
+        <maven-assembly-plugin.version>3.6.0</maven-assembly-plugin.version>
         <maven-build-helper-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-build-helper-plugin.version>
         <maven-clean-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-clean-plugin.version>
         <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.11.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>