diff --git a/ArjunaJTA/jakartaee_transactional_app/pom.xml b/ArjunaJTA/jakartaee_transactional_app/pom.xml
index 0993206f64..1152b9f369 100644
--- a/ArjunaJTA/jakartaee_transactional_app/pom.xml
+++ b/ArjunaJTA/jakartaee_transactional_app/pom.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
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+                <version>3.16.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <source>17</source>
                     <target>17</target>
diff --git a/ArjunaJTA/pom.xml b/ArjunaJTA/pom.xml
index 4bc4c5fec5..5fe502afe6 100644
--- a/ArjunaJTA/pom.xml
+++ b/ArjunaJTA/pom.xml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
       <plugin>
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         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
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+        <version>3.16.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <release>17</release>
         </configuration>
diff --git a/ArjunaJTS/interop/resource/pom.xml b/ArjunaJTS/interop/resource/pom.xml
index ccdcb091f2..ca57eef252 100644
--- a/ArjunaJTS/interop/resource/pom.xml
+++ b/ArjunaJTS/interop/resource/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
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-        <version>3.15.0</version>
+        <version>3.16.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>17</source>
           <target>17</target>
diff --git a/ArjunaJTS/interop/test-ejbs/pom.xml b/ArjunaJTS/interop/test-ejbs/pom.xml
index fcc707110f..19ed8ae29b 100644
--- a/ArjunaJTS/interop/test-ejbs/pom.xml
+++ b/ArjunaJTS/interop/test-ejbs/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
             annotation processors -->
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             <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
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+            <version>3.16.0</version>
             <configuration>
                <source>17</source>
                <target>17</target>
diff --git a/ArjunaJTS/pom.xml b/ArjunaJTS/pom.xml
index cd142d7822..11c6cf484b 100644
--- a/ArjunaJTS/pom.xml
+++ b/ArjunaJTS/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.15.0</version>
+        <version>3.16.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>17</source>
           <target>17</target>
diff --git a/XTS/wsat-jta-multi_hop/pom.xml b/XTS/wsat-jta-multi_hop/pom.xml
index 9b8ca90dda..3b911a08bb 100644
--- a/XTS/wsat-jta-multi_hop/pom.xml
+++ b/XTS/wsat-jta-multi_hop/pom.xml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
       <!-- Compiler plugin enforces Java 1.6 compatibility and activates annotation processors -->
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.15.0</version>
+        <version>3.16.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>17</source>
           <target>17</target>
diff --git a/XTS/wsat-jta-multi_service/pom.xml b/XTS/wsat-jta-multi_service/pom.xml
index 3ec83d1be5..db9b5747ef 100644
--- a/XTS/wsat-jta-multi_service/pom.xml
+++ b/XTS/wsat-jta-multi_service/pom.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
       <!-- Compiler plugin enforces Java 1.6 compatibility and activates annotation processors -->
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.15.0</version>
+        <version>3.16.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>17</source>
           <target>17</target>
diff --git a/compensating-transactions/mongodb-simple/pom.xml b/compensating-transactions/mongodb-simple/pom.xml
index 36e9a2d2fa..6299777da7 100644
--- a/compensating-transactions/mongodb-simple/pom.xml
+++ b/compensating-transactions/mongodb-simple/pom.xml
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
       <!-- Compiler plugin enforces Java 1.6 compatibility and activates annotation processors -->
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.15.0</version>
+        <version>3.16.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>17</source>
           <target>17</target>
diff --git a/compensating-transactions/non-transactional_resource/pom.xml b/compensating-transactions/non-transactional_resource/pom.xml
index 631af56762..1c8fbe8300 100644
--- a/compensating-transactions/non-transactional_resource/pom.xml
+++ b/compensating-transactions/non-transactional_resource/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
       <!-- Compiler plugin enforces Java 1.6 compatibility and activates annotation processors -->
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.15.0</version>
+        <version>3.16.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>17</source>
           <target>17</target>
diff --git a/compensating-transactions/travel-agent/pom.xml b/compensating-transactions/travel-agent/pom.xml
index fcaf593c76..aa6f1cb71e 100644
--- a/compensating-transactions/travel-agent/pom.xml
+++ b/compensating-transactions/travel-agent/pom.xml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
       <!-- Compiler plugin enforces Java 1.6 compatibility and activates annotation processors -->
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.15.0</version>
+        <version>3.16.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>17</source>
           <target>17</target>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 73689db6b0..bfbfed8ed5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
         <version.clear.plugin>3.5.0</version.clear.plugin>
         <version.commons-dbcp2>2.13.0</version.commons-dbcp2>
         <version.commons-pool2>2.12.1</version.commons-pool2>
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         <version.ear.plugin>3.4.0</version.ear.plugin>
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@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
         <version.jakarta.servlet.jstl>3.0.0</version.jakarta.servlet.jstl>
         <version.jakarta.validation>3.0.2</version.jakarta.validation>
         <version.jupiter>6.1.3</version.jupiter>
-        <version.maven-compiler-plugin>3.15.0</version.maven-compiler-plugin>
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         <version.org.apache.logging.log4j>2.26.1</version.org.apache.logging.log4j>
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diff --git a/rts/at/pom.xml b/rts/at/pom.xml
index 4b83735e54..87f862d433 100644
--- a/rts/at/pom.xml
+++ b/rts/at/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
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-        <version>3.15.0</version>
+        <version>3.16.0</version>
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           <source>17</source>
           <target>17</target>
diff --git a/rts/at/recovery/recovery2/pom.xml b/rts/at/recovery/recovery2/pom.xml
index 6e8a70948a..d21ae1115e 100644
--- a/rts/at/recovery/recovery2/pom.xml
+++ b/rts/at/recovery/recovery2/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.15.0</version>
+                <version>3.16.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <source>17</source>
                     <target>17</target>
diff --git a/rts/at/service/service2/pom.xml b/rts/at/service/service2/pom.xml
index d672711e48..a89b7380e1 100644
--- a/rts/at/service/service2/pom.xml
+++ b/rts/at/service/service2/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
             <plugin>
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+                <version>3.16.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <source>17</source>
                     <target>17</target>
diff --git a/rts/lra-examples/lra-jwt/wildfly/pom.xml b/rts/lra-examples/lra-jwt/wildfly/pom.xml
index 218f470af9..35e3934492 100644
--- a/rts/lra-examples/lra-jwt/wildfly/pom.xml
+++ b/rts/lra-examples/lra-jwt/wildfly/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
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+                <version>3.16.0</version>
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                     <target>17</target>
diff --git a/rts/lra-examples/pom.xml b/rts/lra-examples/pom.xml
index 793d77630d..922c8ea1f7 100644
--- a/rts/lra-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/rts/lra-examples/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
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+        <version>3.16.0</version>
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