diff --git a/jdbl-core/pom.xml b/jdbl-core/pom.xml
index fec4f9b..353e90f 100644
--- a/jdbl-core/pom.xml
+++ b/jdbl-core/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       <dependency>
          <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
          <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-         <version>3.6.0</version>
+         <version>3.8.1</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
          <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>