diff --git a/handlebars-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/handlebars-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 6f8693e08..d6efe774a 100644
--- a/handlebars-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/handlebars-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.6.1</version>
+        <version>3.8.1</version>
         <configuration>
           <!-- see http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-5346 -->
           <skipErrorNoDescriptorsFound>true</skipErrorNoDescriptorsFound>