diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 366265d..f14d150 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <mavenVersion>3.2.5</mavenVersion>
+    <mavenVersion>3.8.1</mavenVersion>
     <pluginPluginVersion>3.6.4</pluginPluginVersion>
     <yamcsVersion>5.7.8</yamcsVersion>
   </properties>