diff --git a/maven/pom.xml b/maven/pom.xml
index dcf57b567b..994ad46a5d 100644
--- a/maven/pom.xml
+++ b/maven/pom.xml
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3.3</version>
+                <version>3.8.1</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>