diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c02231f..12cbdb2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   <!-- Project Properties -->
   <properties>
     <api.version>3.0.0-M2</api.version>
-    <maven.version>3.3.9</maven.version>
+    <maven.version>3.8.1</maven.version>
     <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>