diff --git a/samples/durable-functions/java/HelloCities/pom.xml b/samples/durable-functions/java/HelloCities/pom.xml
index 95a9a72e..77b88e77 100644
--- a/samples/durable-functions/java/HelloCities/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/durable-functions/java/HelloCities/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <java.version>11</java.version>
-        <azure.functions.maven.plugin.version>1.34.0</azure.functions.maven.plugin.version>
+        <azure.functions.maven.plugin.version>1.40.0</azure.functions.maven.plugin.version>
         <azure.functions.java.library.version>3.1.0</azure.functions.java.library.version>
         <durabletask.azure.functions.version>1.1.0</durabletask.azure.functions.version>
     </properties>