diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bc85d460..b51244dd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.7.1</version>
+                    <version>3.8.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
diff --git a/xmlschema-core/pom.xml b/xmlschema-core/pom.xml
index ec68b33e..8ecc45b5 100644
--- a/xmlschema-core/pom.xml
+++ b/xmlschema-core/pom.xml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.7.1</version>
+                        <version>3.8.0</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <descriptors>
                                 <descriptor>src/main/assembly/bin.xml</descriptor>