diff --git a/plexus-java/pom.xml b/plexus-java/pom.xml
index 2fb14d4..98a866f 100644
--- a/plexus-java/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-java/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
       <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-      <version>9.7</version>
+      <version>9.7.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.thoughtworks.qdox</groupId>