diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 09eb48d480..897f378ff3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1464,7 +1464,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.4</version>
+        <version>3.8.1</version>
         <scope>provided</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>