diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 663003833..3018058b1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.scijava</groupId>
 		<artifactId>pom-scijava</artifactId>
-		<version>39.0.0</version>
+		<version>37.0.0</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<groupId>org.mastodon</groupId>