diff --git a/bigtable-test/bigtable-build-helper/pom.xml b/bigtable-test/bigtable-build-helper/pom.xml
index 7bf52fc286..93671d3f92 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>3.10.0</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 b9c886e1b6..42dab37fe0 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>3.10.0</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>