diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 223f71beca..1b8e1c4864 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         <maven.plugin-tools.version>3.3</maven.plugin-tools.version>
         <maven.shared-utils.version>3.3.4</maven.shared-utils.version>
         <maven3-model-jdom-support.version>1.6</maven3-model-jdom-support.version>
-        <maven.version>3.3.3</maven.version>
+        <maven.version>3.8.1</maven.version>
         <maven.clean-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven.clean-plugin.version>
         <maven.dependency-plugin.version>3.1.2</maven.dependency-plugin.version>
         <maven.resources-plugin.version>3.0.2</maven.resources-plugin.version>