diff --git a/modules-build-helper/pom.xml b/modules-build-helper/pom.xml
index 3c37893..4c17989 100644
--- a/modules-build-helper/pom.xml
+++ b/modules-build-helper/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0</version>
+      <version>3.8.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>