diff --git a/.changes/next-release/bugfix-AWSSDKforJavav2-fd8f698.json b/.changes/next-release/bugfix-AWSSDKforJavav2-fd8f698.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5f9723d1ee6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/next-release/bugfix-AWSSDKforJavav2-fd8f698.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "type": "bugfix",
+    "category": "AWS SDK for Java v2",
+    "contributor": "sullis",
+    "description": "upgrade maven-compiler-plugin to 3.14.1"
+}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 39b88cf4fe9..18af7ef78ef 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 
         <!-- build plugin dependencies-->
         <maven.surefire.version>3.1.2</maven.surefire.version>
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.8.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.14.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>3.1.2</maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>
         <maven-failsafe-plugin.version>3.0.0-M5</maven-failsafe-plugin.version>
         <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-jar-plugin.version>