diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 84c61d1..645aaf0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.pitest</groupId>
                 <artifactId>pitest-maven</artifactId>
-                <version>1.7.4</version>
+                <version>1.9.6</version>
                 <dependencies>
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>org.pitest</groupId>