diff --git a/bigtable-test/bigtable-build-helper/pom.xml b/bigtable-test/bigtable-build-helper/pom.xml
index c990e2fb3c..4165b4cde7 100644
--- a/bigtable-test/bigtable-build-helper/pom.xml
+++ b/bigtable-test/bigtable-build-helper/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.9.5</version>
+      <version>3.9.15</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <!-- for some reason maven-resolver-util is not provided on the classpath but -api is? -->
diff --git a/bigtable-test/bigtable-emulator-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/bigtable-test/bigtable-emulator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 2b34e3b244..df4ebefda6 100644
--- a/bigtable-test/bigtable-emulator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/bigtable-test/bigtable-emulator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.9.5</version>
+      <version>3.9.15</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>