diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 24ee845a..a13e3b06 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ under the License.
   </developers>
 
   <properties>
-    <mavenVersion>3.8.1</mavenVersion>
+    <mavenVersion>3.9.15</mavenVersion>
     <maven.test.jvmargs>-Xmx1024m</maven.test.jvmargs>
     <surefire.version>3.5.5</surefire.version>
     <mavenPluginToolsVersion>3.15.2</mavenPluginToolsVersion>