diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4a1b79f..9b0a9e3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
   </ciManagement>
 
   <properties>
-    <mavenVersion>3.2.5</mavenVersion>
+    <mavenVersion>3.8.1</mavenVersion>
     <mojo.java.target>8</mojo.java.target>
     <mavenFilteringVersion>3.3.1</mavenFilteringVersion>
     <scmpublish.content>target/staging/${project.artifactId}</scmpublish.content>