diff --git a/java-gke-connect-gateway/samples/pom.xml b/java-gke-connect-gateway/samples/pom.xml
index c02fd84306bd..721779e66820 100644
--- a/java-gke-connect-gateway/samples/pom.xml
+++ b/java-gke-connect-gateway/samples/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.2</version>
+        <version>3.0.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <skip>true</skip>
         </configuration>