diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3bfa2b6..689a534 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0.9</version>
+            <version>3.8.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>