diff --git a/xspec-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/xspec-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 8fc022a..551cfdb 100644
--- a/xspec-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/xspec-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.1</version>
+      <version>3.8.1</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>