diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 159caee3..7b7da2aa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
     <doxiaVersion>1.10</doxiaVersion>
     <doxiaSiteToolsVersion>1.10</doxiaSiteToolsVersion>
 
-    <mavenCoreVersion>3.2.5</mavenCoreVersion>
+    <mavenCoreVersion>3.8.1</mavenCoreVersion>
     <mavenTransferVersion>0.13.1</mavenTransferVersion>
     <mavenReportingApiVersion>3.0</mavenReportingApiVersion>
     <mavenReportingVersion>3.0.0</mavenReportingVersion>