diff --git a/linkki-codeanalysis/pom.xml b/linkki-codeanalysis/pom.xml
index a8ae40994..496ff4b86 100644
--- a/linkki-codeanalysis/pom.xml
+++ b/linkki-codeanalysis/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.8.0</version>
+                    <version>3.8.1</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 66d81e1c2..1eaccc166 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.8.0</version>
+                    <version>3.8.1</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
diff --git a/vaadin7/samples/pom.xml b/vaadin7/samples/pom.xml
index 2a83928f0..d21ccd1c9 100644
--- a/vaadin7/samples/pom.xml
+++ b/vaadin7/samples/pom.xml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.3</version>
+                    <version>3.8.1</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
diff --git a/vaadin8/samples/pom.xml b/vaadin8/samples/pom.xml
index 1afd894b0..122250833 100644
--- a/vaadin8/samples/pom.xml
+++ b/vaadin8/samples/pom.xml
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.3</version>
+                    <version>3.8.1</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>