diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f327fa2b016..79d4d52ce71 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
         <jars.target.dir>${project.build.directory}/scala-${scala.binary.version}/jars</jars.target.dir>
 
         <maven.plugin.build.helper.version>3.3.0</maven.plugin.build.helper.version>
-        <maven.plugin.download.version>1.7.1</maven.plugin.download.version>
+        <maven.plugin.download.version>1.8.1</maven.plugin.download.version>
         <maven.plugin.download.cache.path></maven.plugin.download.cache.path>
         <maven.plugin.enforcer.mojo.rules.version>1.6.1</maven.plugin.enforcer.mojo.rules.version>
         <maven.plugin.frontend.version>1.12.1</maven.plugin.frontend.version>