diff --git a/plugins/external.json b/plugins/external.json
index f69a91b1..0509c6b9 100644
--- a/plugins/external.json
+++ b/plugins/external.json
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@
   {
     "name": "modernize-java",
     "description": "GitHub Copilot modernization – Java Upgrade CLI Plugin helps you upgrade Java applications from the command line. It brings intelligent modernization capabilities to your terminal and CI/CD pipelines: analyze your project and generate an upgrade plan, automatically transform your codebase, fix build issues, validate against known CVEs, and output a detailed summary of file changes and updated dependencies.",
-    "version": "1.9.2",
+    "version": "1.22.0",
     "author": {
       "name": "microsoft",
       "url": "https://github.com/microsoft/modernize-java"
@@ -543,8 +543,8 @@
       "source": "github",
       "repo": "microsoft/modernize-java",
       "path": "plugins/modernize-java",
-      "ref": "1.9.2",
-      "sha": "b570196c070bf1eb9d7ad34a263b228ef16034a0"
+      "ref": "1.22.0",
+      "sha": "ef5367b446566bdc90960deeb40def63f9e7024e"
     }
   },
   {