diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0ba68c0..dfebef3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.5.3</version>
+      <version>3.8.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>