diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1e7204c7e..d2239ae91 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.6.3</version>
+        <version>3.8.5</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>