diff --git a/client/java/kserve-api/pom.xml b/client/java/kserve-api/pom.xml
index 02be66697a..9733818835 100644
--- a/client/java/kserve-api/pom.xml
+++ b/client/java/kserve-api/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.3.0</version>
+        <version>3.6.1</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <phase>install</phase>