diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e0f8ada..ce074b0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.4</version>
+                <version>3.8.1</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>