diff --git a/obridge-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/obridge-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index e692d68..8bc17e0 100644
--- a/obridge-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/obridge-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.1.1</version>
+            <version>3.8.1</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>