diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4f71bf0..2c25803 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.source>8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>8</maven.compiler.target>
 
-        <maven.version>3.6.3</maven.version>
+        <maven.version>3.8.1</maven.version>
         <maven-tools.version>3.6.0</maven-tools.version>
         <maven-artifact-transfer.version>0.12.0</maven-artifact-transfer.version>