diff --git a/start/inventory/pom.xml b/start/inventory/pom.xml
index 490d73a9..4f758947 100644
--- a/start/inventory/pom.xml
+++ b/start/inventory/pom.xml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.openliberty.tools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>liberty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.11.5</version>
+                <version>3.12.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <!-- devc config -->
                     <containerRunOpts>
diff --git a/start/system/pom.xml b/start/system/pom.xml
index 8740d4e2..129db2c2 100644
--- a/start/system/pom.xml
+++ b/start/system/pom.xml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.openliberty.tools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>liberty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.11.5</version>
+                <version>3.12.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <!-- devc config -->
                     <containerRunOpts>