diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ba36f1b3..b62bddfb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.1.0</version>
+            <version>3.8.1</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>