diff --git a/start/pom.xml b/start/pom.xml
index 8e4d0c08..dabae353 100644
--- a/start/pom.xml
+++ b/start/pom.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.openliberty.tools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>liberty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.11.5</version>
+                <version>3.12.0</version>
             </plugin>
             <!-- Plugin to run functional tests -->
             <plugin>