diff --git a/plc4c/pom.xml b/plc4c/pom.xml
index ba13df6e21..3917dd2a9b 100644
--- a/plc4c/pom.xml
+++ b/plc4c/pom.xml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>xml-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.0</version>
+        <version>1.2.0</version>
         <executions>
           <!--execution>
             <id>generate-modbus-tests</id>
diff --git a/protocols/knxnetip/pom.xml b/protocols/knxnetip/pom.xml
index a34fb6bfff..bb1cc2a7b5 100644
--- a/protocols/knxnetip/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/knxnetip/pom.xml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
             <artifactId>xml-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.1.0</version>
+            <version>1.2.0</version>
             <executions>
               <execution>
                 <phase>generate-resources</phase>
diff --git a/protocols/opcua/pom.xml b/protocols/opcua/pom.xml
index b1953737f4..659e861a03 100644
--- a/protocols/opcua/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/opcua/pom.xml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
             <artifactId>xml-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.1.0</version>
+            <version>1.2.0</version>
             <executions>
               <execution>
                 <id>transform-services</id>