diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2041543..332a72f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.6.1</version>
+            <version>3.8.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>