diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e28f8c2..b64bd41 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 		    <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
 		    <artifactId>maven-embedder</artifactId>
-		    <version>3.0.3</version>
+		    <version>3.8.1</version>
 		</dependency>
 
         <!-- test dependencies -->