diff --git a/jdbl-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/jdbl-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 9e54ea1..9ecd3ee 100644
--- a/jdbl-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/jdbl-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
       <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.plugin-tools</groupId>