diff --git a/maven/pom.xml b/maven/pom.xml
index ed52e83c0..3db5f5250 100644
--- a/maven/pom.xml
+++ b/maven/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.6.0</version>
+      <version>3.8.1</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>