diff --git a/cmbuild-maven/pom.xml b/cmbuild-maven/pom.xml
index fc6d86c..a187917 100644
--- a/cmbuild-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/cmbuild-maven/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.5.0</version>
+            <version>3.8.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>