diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 69846e9..da61544 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.4</version>
+      <version>3.8.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>