diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fc981c2..c2de9d6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.0.4</version>
+            <version>3.8.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>