diff --git a/jdbl-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/jdbl-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 9e54ea1..ae1edbe 100644
--- a/jdbl-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/jdbl-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
       <dependency>
          <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
          <artifactId>maven-compat</artifactId>
-         <version>3.2.1</version>
+         <version>3.8.1</version>
          <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>