diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7a8a0bf..0357f38 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
-        <mavenVersion>3.6.3</mavenVersion>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${mavenVersion}</version>
+            <version>3.9.7</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>