diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ee371d131..fa71e2272 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
     <jackson.version>2.14.2</jackson.version>
     <jdom.version>2.0.2</jdom.version>
     <surefire.version>3.0.0</surefire.version>
-    <maven.version>3.2.5</maven.version>
+    <maven.version>3.5.4</maven.version>
     <!--
       ! This controls the minimum java version
       ! and also the version which is used