diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ed61bb1..d4e57b9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ under the License.
   </distributionManagement>
 
   <properties>
-    <mavenVersion>3.6.3</mavenVersion>
+    <mavenVersion>3.9.8</mavenVersion>
     <jacocoVersion>0.8.11</jacocoVersion>
     <project.build.outputTimestamp>2020-04-07T21:04:00Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
   </properties>