diff --git a/johnzon-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/johnzon-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 2b28f36c..164012d8 100644
--- a/johnzon-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/johnzon-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
 
   <properties>
-    <maven.version>3.6.0</maven.version>
+    <maven.version>3.8.1</maven.version>
   </properties>