diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bd0393357..ea43b0c0f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-plugins</artifactId>
-    <version>39</version>
+    <version>40</version>
     <relativePath />
   </parent>