diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9a3c84d..3f762b8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         <jdk.min.version>1.8</jdk.min.version>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
-        <sonar.apiVersion>7.1</sonar.apiVersion>
+        <sonar.apiVersion>8.9.7.52159</sonar.apiVersion>
         <sonar.sslr-squid-bridge.version>2.6.1</sonar.sslr-squid-bridge.version>
         <sonar-packaging-maven-plugin.version>1.17</sonar-packaging-maven-plugin.version>
         <commons-lang.version>3.7</commons-lang.version>