diff --git a/build-images.sh b/build-images.sh
index 9027f3c2..a64feed1 100644
--- a/build-images.sh
+++ b/build-images.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ webtop_version=$(cat ${PWD}/webtop5-build/VERSION)
 # Reuse existing webtopbuilder container, to speed up builds
 if ! buildah containers --format "{{.ContainerName}}" | grep -q webtopbuilder; then
     echo "Pulling maven runtime..."
-    buildah from --name webtopbuilder-tmp docker.io/library/maven:3.6-openjdk-8
+    buildah from --name webtopbuilder-tmp docker.io/library/maven:3.8-openjdk-8
     buildah run webtopbuilder-tmp  apt-get  update
     buildah run webtopbuilder-tmp  apt-get  install -y  nodejs make
     buildah commit --rm webtopbuilder-tmp webtopbuilder-image