diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d59eb3b..c5205a1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <maven>${mavenVersion}</maven>
   </prerequisites>
   <properties>
-    <mavenVersion>3.0</mavenVersion>
+    <mavenVersion>3.8.1</mavenVersion>
   </properties>
   <developers>
     <developer>