diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 678ccdeb7..5427ac1b8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 
     <!-- AspectJ dependencies -->
     <version.aspectj-maven-plugin>1.15.0</version.aspectj-maven-plugin>
-    <version.aspectj>1.9.20.1</version.aspectj>
+    <version.aspectj>1.9.21</version.aspectj>
 
     <!-- Excel to DMN converter dependencies -->
     <version.docx4j>11.4.9</version.docx4j>